Brexit

Will your Brexit plans be triggered by the right signals?

Countdown to end of
transition period:
31 December,
23:00 GMT

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The UK has now entered a transition period until 31 December 2020 during which it will negotiate its future relationship with the EU.

Businesses will now have 11 months to prepare for the future trading environment and implement their Brexit plans. We’re supporting organisations at all stages of readiness. Contact us to find out how we can help.

As the UK enters the transition period, what should businesses realistically be doing?

Insights

EY - Tower Bridge, London — Podcast: Transition period – key business planning considerations

January 2020

EY - Walkers on London Bridge — Withdrawal Agreement: future trading relationship, immigration and VAT implications

January 2020

EY - Bright colours in data centre — For business relying on EU tax directives, what happens after Brexit?

January 2020

EY - Walkers on Westminster Bridge, London — Alert: Implications of the election result for Brexit and tax policy

December 2020

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Viewpoint: Marc Bunch on what the Conservatives win means for planning | December 2020

Hypercare support for Brexit day one+

Webcast: Are your plans ready for all scenarios? | October 2019

Alert: Government’s No Deal Readiness Report | October 2019

British Chambers of Commerce International Trade Summit | October 2019

Trends in foreign direct investment into UK towns | October 2019

Video: Five trends reshaping the global trade environment | June 2019

Report: UK and US trade: Prospects for a free trade deal | June 2019

UK Attractiveness Survey | June 2019

Webcast with Nikki da Costa, Former Director of Legislative Affairs to the Prime Minister | March 2019

Webcast: Assessing the plan B votes and next steps | January 2019

Article: What global investors look for in a post-Brexit UK economy? January 2019

Webcast: December’s EU summit and next steps |December 2018

Viewpoint: How will Brexit affect Life Sciences M&A? December 2018

Capital Agenda blog: What does Brexit mean now? November 2018

Webcast: Cabinet’s endorsement of agreement and next steps | November 2018

Webcast: October’s EU summit meeting and deal progress | October 2018

Alert: UK Government guidance on preparing for No Deal: Technical notes | August 2018

Viewpoint: The Chequers agreement and White Paper| July 2018

Webcast: Is a No Deal scenario back on the table? | July 2018

Podcast: Theresa May’s Florence speech | September 2017

Viewpoint: Are you Japanese businesses exiting the UK? July 2017

Podcast: UK’s General Election result: What does it mean for Brexit? July 2017

Webcast: Brexit and Article 50: What’s next for business? July 2017

Trade, customs and supply chain

EY - Storage containers at transport dock, Thailand — Trade Watch: EY’s quarterly global trade report

February 2020

EY - Shipping containers on wharf — Alert: UK customs and VAT treatment of imports and exports after transition period

February 2020

EY - Forklift in large warehouse — Alert: HMRC guidance to EU businesses and removal of advance VAT registrations

January 2020

EY - Businesswoman reviewing flow chart on brick office wall — Make use of the Government training grant: Customs training

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Hypercare support for Brexit day one+

Explore the indirect tax impacts with our interactive tracker

Alert: Need for new EU EORIs for UK businesses in a No Deal | October 2019

Trade Watch | Autumn 2019

Trade Watch | Summer 2019

Trade Watch | March 2019

Trade Watch | December 2018

Alert: Non-EU company can no longer act as exporter from the Netherlands | October 2019

Slides: HMRC update on keeping goods moving in a No Deal scenario | September 2019

Alert: HMRC outlines extension to Transitional Simplified Procedures | March 2019

Trading through Brexit: 10 questions for commodities traders | March 2019

Alert: Revised import tariff schedule in a No Deal scenario| March 2019

Article: Exporting from the EU after Brexit: changing definitions and consequences for FTA eligibility | March 2019

HMRC announce transitional simplified arrangements |February 2019

Article: How global trade disruption is taxing supply chains and operating models | November 2018

Article: Tax tips to get Brexit ready | March 2018

Article: Brexit trading impacts for European businesses | January 2018

Viewpoint: UK-EU customs border: implementation not negotiation may be biggest challenge | August 2017

Article: Mood on global trade has shifted in past year | August 2017

Viewpoint: The UK’s tax policy post Brexit | August 2017

Webcast: Keeping trade flowing | July 2017

Brexit’s impact on duties to affect UK-EU trade | 2017

People and immigration

EY - Business people greeting each other at a conference — Webcast: 2021 future immigration system

January 2020

EY - Crowd using pedestrian crossing — Immigration implications for the financial services sector

September 2019

EY - Tower Bridge — Boris Johnson: What lies ahead for immigration?

August 2019

EY - Engineer examining robotics in workshop — Webcast: Have you prepared your people strategy?

February 2019

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Alert: Government publishes white paper on future immigration system | December 2018

Alert Government announces approach to social security in event of No Deal | December 2018

Flyer: The people impacts of Brexit | May 2019

Report with the City of London Corporation: Streamlining success: Building a world-class visa process for the UK | November 2018

Report with the CityUK: The UK’S future immigration system and access to talent | May 2018

Alert: New immigration policy after Brexit | July 2017

Video: How can companies prepare for potential workforce impacts?

Video: Immigration and Brexit issues

Compliance and regulation

EY - People on rope ladder up to tree platform — Video: Impact on international transfers of personal data

October 2019

EY - Data reflected in person's eyes and glasses — Webcast: Brexit and GDPR

March 2019

EY - EU flag against snowy mountains — The impact of Brexit on the application of IFRS in the UK

June 2018

EY - IT engineer working in brightly lit data centre corridor — Telecom firms must prepare for Brexit

April 2018

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Brexit and intellectual property | January 2018

Competition law and policy after Brexit | January 2018

Legal risks created by Brexit and how to manage them | January 2018

Brexit and Long-Term Commercial Contracts | January 2018

How Brexit and life sciences could become the perfect storm | January 2018

EU Regulatory Law: the ‘bird’s eye’ view | November 2017

UK position on post-Brexit role of Court of Justice of the EU | August 2017

What is needed for UK firms to stop EU relocation plans? | August 2017

UK proposals for shared approach on data protection | August 2017

The impact of Brexit on corporate reporting | July 2017

Viewpoint: Euratom and UK electricity supplied by nucelar power | August 2017

Press

Media contacts and recent coverage
Media relations contact:

Adam Holden
+44 (0)7917 000028 | aholden@uk.ey.com
Recent coverage

Sky News, 29 January | Ian King Live

October 2019

Bloomberg, 2 August 2019 | Many UK companies are taking their chances with a No-Deal Brexit

August 2019

The Times, 26 July 2019 | What you can and can’t control in Brexit

The Economist, 11 April 2019 | Germany’s Mittelstand are hardly prepared for Brexit

CNN International, 1 April 2019 | First Move

April 2019

BBC Radio 4, 29 March 2019 | The World at One (32 mins in)

CNBC Europe, 28 March 2019 | Squawk Box

Australian Financial Review, 24 March 2019 | Britain reaches a fork in Brexit road

Sky News, 22 March 2019 | Ian King Live

Bloomberg, 20 March 2019 | Brexit standoff sparks renewed no-deal delay fears for UK plc

Sky News, 14 March 2019 | Sky News Tonight with Dermot Murnaghan

Financial Times, 13 March 2019 | Business attacks UK Northern Ireland tariff plan for no-deal Brexit

March 2019

The Economist, 19 February 2019 | ‘Money talks’ podcast: How British business are preparing

Bloomberg Tax, 8 February 2019 | Post-Brexit border checks jeopardised by customs paperwork delay

BBC Two, 7 February 2019 | Newsnight

February 2019

Sky News, 30 January 2019 | News at Six

The Economist, 31 January 2019 | Dealing with no deal

Sky News, 22 January 2019 | Ian King Live

January 2019

Financial Times, 29 November | BoE sounds alarm over no-deal Brexit planning

BBC Radio 4, 26 November | Today Programme

Economia, 19 November | Business cautiously welcomes Brexit deal

Accountancy Age, 19 November | What’s next for Brexit?

The Sunday Times, 18 November | Brexit spawns fear and loathing in the boardroom

Sky News, 15 November | Ian King Live

Financial Times, 16 November | Business horrified by UK political turmoil over Brexit

Bloomberg, 6 November | A hard-won Brexit stop gap is losing its value to UK business

The Times, 25 October | Trade brokers raise fees by a third as Brexit business soars

2018

BBC News, 20 October | 'Brexit uncertainty is harming my business'

The Sunday Times, 20 October | Business leaders seek guarantee against no-deal Brexit

China Global Television Network, 18 October | UK businesses hedge bets on Brexit stockpiling

Financial Times, 17 October | Business concern at what deal means for UK-EU relationship

Sky News, 17 October | Ian King Live

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