Brexit

The UK is likely to leave the EU VAT regime on 31 December 2020

January 7, 2020 by Nico Hoeijmans

Avalara predicts that, following the United Kingdom Conservative national election win mid-December 2019, the United Kingdom will push ahead with the Withdrawal Agreement ('WA'). It is likely to plan to exit the European Union on the 31 January 2020. At the end of 2020, that is followed by an exit from the European VAT regime, Customs Union and Single Market. Exit from EU VAT

No deal Brexit is no joke

October 9, 2019 by Nico Hoeijmans

Negotiations on Brexit continue and as no-one is sure what the outcome will be, there are a lot of insecurities for European and British retailers. How will it affect their business, and what can they do to protect it? GS1UK created a no-deal preparedness list that helps you think of the vital actions to think of and make sure that your business is ready for a worst-case

Joint Industry Statement on Brexit and Parcel Delivery

January 9, 2019 by Nico Hoeijmans

Ecommerce Europe, Fevad, Thuiswinkel.org, Händlerbund, Netcomm, EshopWedrop, An Post, DPD Group and PostNL have presented a joint statement on Brexit and parcel delivery. They opt that the United Kingdom and the EU27 must keep goods and parcels flow efficiently as cross-border retail has been growing exponentially in Europe over the last decade. The main argument of the

Panasonic moves Europe headquarters from UK to Amsterdam

August 31, 2018 by Nico Hoeijmans

Japanese conglomerate Panasonic will move its European headquarters from the United Kingdom to Amsterdam in October, as Brexit is approaching. This way, the company aims to avoid potential tax issues linked to the UK's decision to leave the European Union, reports BBC News. As Brexit is coming closer, more and more multinational firms plan to move their headquarters out of the