Advice and support for businesses

Businesses that import and export goods

The transition period from Brexit is due to end on Thursday 31 December and the process for importing and exporting goods will change from Friday 1 January 2021.

If you are importing or exporting goods from the EU, you must check the new rules and regulations. Full details on the transition and all of the changes can be found online at www.gov.uk/transition.

Call the Brexit Import Export helpline on 0300 3301 331 (Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm) for information about importing and exporting goods after Brexit, including:

• customs declarations and procedures
• duties and tariffs
• importing and exporting different goods
• transporting goods to and from the EU
• product safety regulations

Useful websites and information

• Tranisition Hub - designed to support small businesses and those who are self-employed understand and prepare for what comes after the end of the UK/EU transition period later this year
• 'Brexit: What businesses need to know and how to prepare' webinar - you will need to register to watch on demand
• GLA London Growth Hub - what you can do now to prepare for the end of the transition (includes a range of bespoke guides produced in partnership with some of the UK's leading EU experts)
• Guidance on bringing goods intended for business into (or taking goods out of) the UK in baggage or a small motor vehicle
• What you need to do to prepare your food and drink business for 1 January 2021
• UK Government's business readiness website - answer a few questions to get a personalised list of actions of what you can do to get ready