Trade and Manufacturing Monitor

News and insight from our international trade practice group

New Customs Rules for a Post-Brexit United Kingdom

March 2019 is coming and importers and exporters need to be prepared for what lies ahead. The UK is leaving not only the EU but its Customs Union. No longer will imports into a distribution center in the EU cover sales…

Food Standard Controversies Looms Large in Potential U.S.–UK Trade Deal

With Brexit on the horizon, UK representatives are reinvigorating relationships with key trading partners on every continent. On 24 July, UK International Trade Secretary Liam Fox and U.S. Trade Representative Robert…

Breggsit: Soft or Hard Boiled?

The basics are well-known: having triggered Article 50 to terminate its membership in the European Union, the United Kingdom has a precious 18 months to get a deal done. Unless every one of the 27 other Member States…