The transition period for the UK leaving the EU has ended. The EU and UK have struck a trade deal, and this has been ratified by the UK Parliament so from 1 January we are trading with the EU quota and tariff “free”.

There are new Customs regulations and VAT requirements to get to grips with, but we have every confidence once we get used to the new systems, imports and exports will continue to flow. These are the key points of the full agreement:

There is a Government Brexit checker available to assist with the planning for business, family, and personal circumstances. The Brexit checker provides a personalised list of actions. You can also sign up for emails to get updates for what you need to do.

There are other agreements on fishing, security, the Justice system and study which have been widely commented on in the last few days and it is now a question of moving forward with the agreement and dealing with the new lockdown rules and planning for recovery.

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