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The Impact of Brexit on Import and Export Businesses

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Brexit is all set to happen and create impacts on import and export businesses in the UK.  Brexit  is going to impact everyone living in the UK, but businesses are required to quickly adapt to new rules and regulations after Brexit.  What is Brexit? On 23rd June 2016, UK electorate voted to leave the EU. Negotiations are still in process between the EU and UK governments in deciding how the movements of services, goods, people, and capital all over the EU and UK borders will be processed after Brexit.  On seeing this change from a business point of view, Britain is currently a member of the EU’s single market and customs union, which allows its states to function as a single trading area with a combined VAT system and no border checks or tariffs. All these are going to change following Brexit and impacts businesses, especially  import  and  export businesses.   When Does Brexit Happen? Brexit is going to happen at 11 pm on 31st October 2019. There would be some changes
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Quick and Easy Ways to Prepare for Chinese New Year

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The time has come for the Chinese New Year and you should have started preparing your supply chain plan, one year ago. But it’s ok if you didn’t! You can still survive this! 2019 is the Year of the Pig, which is associated with happiness, honesty and bravery. So, don’t you worry because we will combine our honesty with your bravery to help you overcome the obstacles and start fresh, happy and successful in the Year of the Pig. Chinese New Year is on Tuesday, 5th of February, but remember that all operations in China will be closed from 5th to 19th of February. As you can imagine, a huge market such as China will stop operating for 15 whole days paralysing the globe. Workers in China travel to spend these days with their families with the risk of not coming back at all. Hence, you have to be prepared for a period of 5-8 weeks where nothing is working properly. First things first, you have to find an experienced freight forwarder that you can trust him with your shipments. Choosing a
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