Brexit resources and guidance
Handy links to free support and advice from partner organisations, plus a range of resources to help you prepare your business for Brexit.
Guidance from public sector and partner organisations in Scotland and the UK Government
Brexit planning toolkit for exporters
International market research service
Examples of how Scottish companies are preparing for Brexit
UK Government EU Exit guidance for businesses
EU Exit guidance for the voluntary and community sector
Europe Direct Information Centre for North Highland and Islands
1. Information
UK Government no-deal guidance
Regulation and standards for products and goods
Using and exchanging personal data with other organisations in Europe
Intellectual property, copyrights, trademarks and patents
Check if you need permission to sell someone's intellectual property in the EEA, if you've already sold it in the UK
You may not be able to export your intellectual property protected products from the UK to the EEA without the right permission.
Read the guidance: Brexit and exhaustion of intellectual property rights
Disclose your designs before 31 October if you want unregistered protection in the UK and EU
If you do not do this before 31 October, you’ll only have protection where you first showed your design, either the UK or the EU.
Read the guidance: Changes to registered design, design rights and international design and trade mark law if the UK leaves the EU without a deal
2. Advice and funding support
Innovation and IP – support and advice
Advice on environmental regulation for businesses
1. Exporting after Brexit
Register for a quicker way to move your goods to the EU. Your goods may be delayed or rejected when they reach the EU if you do not register.
Read the guidance: Moving goods between or through common transit countries including the EU
Exporting after EU exit - country by country
Step-by-step guide to exporting
2. Importing after Brexit
Check what steps you need to take in order to import goods from the EU.
If you do not get your business ready, you may not be able to import goods into the UK from EU countries.
Read the guidance: Get your business ready to import from the EU to the UK after Brexit
Step-by-step guide to importing
3. UK Government general no-deal guidance
Business supplying services to the EU
Temporary tariffs for imports to the UK
Find commodity codes for your products
Transitional Simplified Procedures for imports
International trade paperwork for importers and exporters - what’s needed?
New Customs Documentation Service (replacing CHIEF in March 2019)
Guidance on becoming an Authorised Economic Operator (AEO)
Search on information on Authorised Economic Operators
4. Advice and funding support
Up to £4k grant to help you manage a wide range of Brexit impacts
Grant funding to enter international markets
Free research service to help find suppliers
Growing your business internationally
Export advisory service for businesses in the Highlands and Islands
Scottish Chambers of Commerce – Trade documentation services
Takes up to one week.
You'll need to pay your import duties as soon as your goods pass through customs if you do not have a 'duty deferment account'.
Read the guidance: Customs procedures if the UK leaves the EU without a deal - Deferring Duty
Brexit and managing currency risk
Identify the right finance option for your business
Scottish Growth Scheme - microfinance, debt and equity finance options
Business Loans Scotland (BLS) offers business loans from £25,000 to £100,000 and aims to ensure that good, commercially viable proposals do not fail from a lack of access to finance. As a match funder, BLS will fill funding gaps by typically providing up to 50% of the total finance required, up to a maximum of £100,000.
Get legal advice if your business is merging with an EU company.
If you do not follow the rules, you may be investigated by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and the European Commission.
Read the guidance: Merger review and anti-competitive activity after Brexit
Check if you need to change how you do accounting and reporting.
You may breach reporting requirements in EEA countries if you do not make any changes you need to.
Read the guidance: Accounting if there's a no-deal Brexit
How will Brexit affect access to European Funding Programmes?
Find EU funded programmes, projects, ideas and expertise
If you do not register, your Horizon 2020 funding will stop and you will not be able to receive funding from the UK government.
Read the guidance: Horizon 2020 funding after Brexit before 31 October.
"With the uncertainty around Brexit, our strategy planning is extensive to ensure we are prepared for all possible outcomes. Businesses need clarity and stability."
Puneet Gupta, chief operating officer, PG Paper Company
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