Learn what businesses need to do to continue to trade with EU customers
When Jem Skelding started his natural ingredients business Naissance in 2005, it was, he remembers, “just me, a laptop and a phone in a tiny spare room, using my credit card to buy stock”.
Sixteen years on, the Neath-based firm has ballooned into a £25m turnover business employing more than 100 people. Trading with the European Union (EU) has buoyed much of that success; today, roughly two-thirds of its sales come from the EU. Such is the popularity of its ethically-sourced oils in Europe that when Covid-19 hit Italy in early 2020, Naissance saw increased demand for its aloe vera gel and vegetable glycerine as Italian people started making their own handwashes and sanitisers – at a time when shop stock was low.
Published:
1:08 PM January 29, 2021
HEADING FOR EUROPE: New rules are now in place for trading with the continent
- Credit: Joe Giddens/PA Wire
The way we do business with the EU has changed. Many firms are already adapting to the new rules and making plans for the future. If your business has not introduced changes, it is not too late. But you must act now! This is what you need to do.
New rules for doing business with Europe are in place and you must act now to continue trading with the continent. The UK Government has already minimised disruption, staggering border control changes. But you must:
Published:
1:08 PM January 29, 2021
HEADING FOR EUROPE: New rules are now in place for trading with the continent
- Credit: Joe Giddens/PA Wire
The way we do business with the EU has changed. Many firms are already adapting to the new rules and making plans for the future. If your business has not introduced changes, it is not too late. But you must act now! This is what you need to do.
New rules for doing business with Europe are in place and you must act now to continue trading with the continent. The UK Government has already minimised disruption, staggering border control changes. But you must: