After five years of push-me-pull-you politics, the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement  to set out a future relationship came into force on 1 January 2021.

Although the deal was supposed to provide assurances for UK businesses, many have been left frustrated by the wholesale changes that have occurred, of which they had little warning.

While some issues may be teething problems, others are permanent  changes in the way that business will have to be conducted henceforward.

To try and cut through the noise, we invited trade expert, Victoria Boldison, to give us some practical advice on how to avoid the major pitfalls of the post-Brexit era.

Useful links
Duty Deferment Scheme
The FoodHub
The SME Brexit Support Fund
Bolst Global website
Victoria's LinkedIn page