After Brexit there will be changes that affect businesses and hauliers across the UK.

Make sure you are prepared for them, particularly if your business:

• imports goods
• exports goods
• receives personal data
• exports services

Local business readiness events

The Department for Business held a series of free face-to-face Business Readiness Events across the UK, to help businesses find out what actions they need to take to prepare for Brexit. The events included support and advice stands, with in-depth sessions led by subject matter experts from across government, including Defra, HMRC, Home Office and DCMS.

More information could be found about a range of issues, including:

• the importing and exporting of goods and services
• transferring data
• employing EU citizens

Helping hauliers prepare for Brexit

The Department for Transport is setting up information pop-up stands across the UK and Europe to help hauliers and businesses prepare for Brexit, so that goods can continue to flow smoothly through ports.

The pop-ups will be located at ports, service stations and on ferries to provide easily accessible advice, helping hauliers understand the documentation they need for themselves, their vehicles and their goods after Brexit.

All stands will be staffed by multilingual advisors.

Further advice for hauliers is available on GOV.UK.

Brexit preparedness workshops for businesses that export

These workshops gave businesses the opportunity to develop a personalised action plan for Brexit preparedness. They provided advice on:

• impact to supply chains
• changes to regulations and contracts
• where to find tariff information
• what businesses might need to speak to customers and employees about

HMRC webinars to help customers get ready for Brexit

HMRC held Get Ready for Brexit webinars during October, providing an overview of everything UK businesses involved in the movement of goods between the EU and the UK need to know to keep goods moving after the UK leaves the EU.

For those who were unable to make any of the sessions, the webinar was recorded on GOV.UK.