Leaving the EU advice for businesses
This information will help you understand how leaving the EU may affect your business. Visit gov.uk for full guidance to help you to prepare.
If you import or export There may be changes to UKEU trade at the UK border including on customs, tariffs and VAT. Take the first step to prepare now.
- Apply for a UK Economic Operator Registration and Identification number to continue to trade with the EU
- Check your responsibilities for making customs declarations
If you transfer personal data into the UK There may be changes to how you send or receive personal data from international partners, including in the EEA.
- Find out more about using personal data after Brexit
- Follow the Information Commissioner’s Office’s ‘6 steps to take’
If you employ EU citizens You will still be able to employ EU citizens as you do now and be required to continue to conduct the same right to work checks. You will not need to take any immediate action.