M5 launches joint report setting out how to maximise the potential of UK...
This week ADS, alongside the trade associations representing the automotive, chemicals, food and drink and pharmaceutical manufacturers launched their first paper as the Manufacturing 5 (M5). The paper...
View ArticleDefence and Security Exports in 2020
The Department for International Trade’s UK Defence and Security Exports (DIT UKDSE) has released its annual export statistics for the UK defence and security sectors, covering data from 2020. The data...
View ArticleNational Audit Office Report: The UK border: Post UK–EU transition period
Last week the National Audit Office published a report on the state of the UK border with the EU since January 2021. The purpose of this report is primarily to draw together information on the impact...
View ArticleUK Trade and Export Finance Forum
This week, ADS attended the UK Trade and Export Finance Forum to learn about opportunities and support available to business from a finance perspective as the UK aims to grow its exports. UK Government...
View ArticleManaging Brexit: UK-EU Status Report
The UK left the EU on 31 January 2020 and exited the transition period on 31 December. The UK and EU agreed a new deal on their relationship which came into force on 1 January 2021. On 28 April 2021,...
View ArticleHouse of Lords Committee report recognises SMEs suffering most one year on...
One year on from the implementation of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), ADS is hosting a webinar next where will we be joined by an expert from the Department for Business, Energy and...
View ArticleManaging Brexit: One Year On
It’s been one year since the UK officially left the European Union (EU) and began looking for new countries to trade with. This week, ADS took the time to explore some of the key impacts and ongoing...
View ArticleWill we finally see the lifting of US tariffs on steel?
Last week, the UK and US issued a joint statement on global steel and aluminium capacity, following a call between the UK Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan and the US Secretary of Commerce Gina...
View ArticleCustoms Declarations – moving from CHIEF to CDS
The UK customs declaration system has been due for an upgrade since the announcement of the Union Customs Code in 2016. With the UK leaving the EU, there was a decision made to dual run the current...
View Article2021 UK defence and security export statistics
The Department for International Trade’s UK Defence and Security Exports (DIT UKDSE) has published its annual defence and security export figures for 2021, providing a snapshot of the health of the UK...
View ArticleConsultations on a major factor for the successful delivery of AUKUS
On Wednesday 1 May the Directorate of Defence Trade Controls (DDTC) at the US Department of State published, at the start of a 30-day consultation period, a draft proposed rule outlining its proposals...
View ArticleFarnborough International Airshow 2024: Opening Ceremony Speech from Kevin...
Good morning. It is my pleasure to be here today to welcome you to the Farnborough International Airshow. This is a great moment for our country, our industries, and for us, the people behind them. We...
View ArticleChanges to US export rules and how they will affect the UK
Written by Brinley Salzmann, Director – Overseas & Exports The AUKUS initiative, announced in September 2021, is designed to facilitate close cooperation between Australia, the UK and the US on a...
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