UK Held Post-Brexit Trade Workshops, Plans to Launch Market Access Database

Britain's Department for International Trade recently held 130 workshops to help small businesses “continue and increase their trade” after Britain leaves the European Union and plans to launch a “market access database” for traders, according to an Oct. 25 press release. The DIT said it invited “thousands” of small businesses to the workshops to “develop personalised plans” for trade after Brexit, discussing which paperwork businesses need to continue exporting and the impact of Brexit on supply chains. The DIT also clarified changes to regulations and contracts and where to find tariff confirmation, commodity codes and duty rates.

British businesses have told the government they want “more face to face advice” about trade after Brexit, Business Secretary Andrea Leadsom said in a statement. “These events helped to address the concerns of some firms, but also helped British businesses to prepare for the opportunities that Brexit will bring to scale up in new markets.”