publications

The Irish Sea Customs Border

This chapter provides an overview of how the Irish Sea customs border established under the Protocol functions in practice and what impact this new border has on companies trading between Great Britain (GB) and Northern Ireland. Given the ‘unique circumstances on the island of Ireland’, the border dividing Ireland and the UK was always going to be unlike any other border.

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The Unresolved Difficulties of the Northern Ireland Protocol

UKTPO Briefing Paper 41 by Michael Gasiorek and Anna Jerzewska. Available (HERE).   Key Points   The UK Government’s Command Paper on Northern Ireland reveals some significant differences between the position of the UK and that of the EU with respect to operationalising the Northern Ireland Protocol. These will no

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Determining Goods At Risk

The UK is due to leave the EU on the 31st January 2020. A new stage of the Brexit process is set to begin – the transition period and negotiations of the future relationship with the EU. At the same time, work on the Northern Irish border arrangements is far

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The Customs Side of Customs Unions

In the context of Brexit, a customs union has always been a half-way option that doesn’t offer the same benefits as single market membership, but also doesn’t allow the UK to lead a truly independent trade policy. It only addresses trade in goods, and doesn’t solve the problem of the

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The Rules of Origin Facilitator: New Tool For Increasing Trade

Text on the joint initiative by the ITC, WCO and WTO which helps micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) benefit from international trade opportunities.   Originally published by ITC (HERE). By Anna Jerzewska and Dzmitry Kniahin    The Rules of Origin Facilitator is a new online tool which makes navigating the complex

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Is Your Business UK Trade Policy Ready?

By David Henig and Anna Jerzewska Originally published by the UK Trade Forum (HERE).   “I’m from the government and I’m here to help” is often a statement business representatives really don’t like to hear. But as the UK embarks on an independent trade policy outside the European Union, that

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The Preferential Origin Regime and Global Value Chains

Access to preferential import tariffs under a free trade agreement (FTA) is governed by clearly defined rules of origin designed to prevent non-members from enjoying the benefits. However, a company’s ability to trade under preference even when it meets these rules, is subject to a number of other conditions and

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Japan’ s FTAs as Tools for Achieving Companies’ Commercial Interests: Do Japanese Corporations Need a Region-Wide Trade Liberalization Treaty?

This study focuses on the use of FTAs by Japanese corporations – FTAs’ main clients – to date. It asks the following questions: What strategic commercial objectives do different types of existing FTAs (bilateral, semi-regional) fulfil for Japanese corporations, mainly in the electronics and machinery sectors, and how successful are

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