Leaving the EU: the law from January 2021

The United Kingdom has left the European Union (EU) and we are nearing the end of the transition period after Brexit.

If your business is involved in importing or exporting goods (which, come January, will include importing from and exporting to the EU) you may wish to consult the Government guidance. As you will see from these pages, the Government will publish information on moving goods into, out of and through Northern Ireland in the next few weeks.

There will be some changes to trading standards law from January, so we have created separate versions of a number of In-depth Guides that cover affected areas.

The existing versions, covering current law, will remain online for the time being but will be replaced early next year. If you wish to 'watch' these guides for updates, please watch both versions.

News

Businesses urged to prepare for the end of the transition period
Alok Sharma, the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, has written to over 600,000 firms across the UK, urging them to prepare for the changes that will occur from 1 January 2021. More >

Guidance

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Construction products - from 1 January 2021 (ALL)
Labelling of beef - from 1 January 2021 (E,W)