Exporting to the UK post-Brexit

The United Kingdom definitively ceased to be part of the European Union on 1 January 2021.

The European Union and the United Kingdom have reached a trade and cooperation agreement (EU – UK Trade & Cooperation Agreement) that governs relations between

the two entities post-Brexit.

Brexit has come into effect and EU countries now consider the United Kingdom to be a third country. As a result, there are new procedures and trading conditions in place, notably concerning the movement of goods across borders, the provision of services and the rules for establishing businesses in the United Kingdom.

However, this neighbouring market of over 60 million inhabitants, with its long tradition of trade with European countries, is still a prime market for Belgian and Brussels-based entrepreneurs.
In practice, no customs duties are levied on EU products exported to the United Kingdom.

Nor does the European Union impose taxes on the entry of products originating in the UK into the EU, as long as they meet the requirements of the rules of origin.

Following the United Kingdom’s official withdrawal from the European Union, hub.brussels wants to make sure that Brussels-based companies have all the information they need so they can continue operating across the Channel.

hub.brussels has set up a series of practical actions designed to promote Brussels companies to British customers or to inform/train them on the new procedures and standards in force for exporting goods or services to the UK.