Dear All,
Detailed below is the Weekly News for 22nd February dominated by EU Exit guidance.
Have a good week.
Gordon Polson
Chief Executive – Federation of Bakers Ltd
Dear All,
Detailed below is the Weekly News for 22nd February dominated by EU Exit guidance.
Have a good week.
Gordon Polson
Chief Executive – Federation of Bakers Ltd
UK Output Producer Price Inflation Stood at -0.2% on the Year to Jan’21
According to data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), output Producer Price Inflation (PPI) was -0.2% on the year to jan’21, up from -0.5% in dec’20. Meanwhile, the monthly output PPI stood at 0.4% in jan’21, compared to 0.2% in dec’20.
In terms of product groups, petroleum products provided the largest downward contribution of 1.28 percentage points to the output PPI in jan’21. Paper & printing products reported the second largest downward contribution of 0.01 percentage points during the same period.
Meanwhile, input PPI (inflation for materials and fuels purchased by manufacturers) stood at 1.3% during the 12 months to oct’20, compared to 0.6% in dec’20. Metals and non-metallic minerals provided the largest upward contribution of 1.44 percentage points during the same period. The monthly input PPI rate in jan’21 stood at 0.7%, compared to 1.2% in dec’20.
The text of the Food Labelling (Environmental Sustainability) Bill, introduced by Chris Grayling in the Commons last November, has now been published. When he introduced this Private Members Bill, Mr Grayling explained that it would require food manufacturers to label products to indicate the environmental sustainability of their origins. It would also require Ministers to work with all interested parties to find and introduce a system that empowers consumers to protect our natural environment. No date has been set yet for a Second Reading debate on the Bill, but its future progress, if any, can be followed on its website.
Food Waste Action Week 1-7 March
The UK’s first ever Food Waste Action Week (FWAW) will run from Monday 1 to Sunday 7 March 2021, and will bring together citizens and organisations from retail, manufacturing, local government, hospitality and elsewhere to demonstrate the impact of wasted food on people, on business, and on the planet.
If you’re a business or organisation and are interested in partner assets to support FWAW, please get in touch. Food is a precious resource; working together, we can prevent it being needlessly wasted and protect the planet.
Please find below links to updated Rules of Origin guidance. A recorded webinar is also available on gov.uk, and further sector-specific webinars are listed towards the end of this bulletin.
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Workers travelling into the UK under one of the existing exemptions are being asked to self-isolate for their first 10 days other than when they are actively working. These rules come into force at 4am on Saturday 20th February
Full details of webinars for importers and EU exporters are available on gov.uk.
Webinar | Date | Registration Link |
Importing Products of Animal Origin (POAO) from the European Union into Great Britain | 22/02/2021 14:00-15:00 | Register here |
Importing Products of Animal Origin (POAO) from the European Union into Great Britain- With a focus on Composites | 01/03/2021 14:00-15:00 | Register here |
Importing Products of Animal Origin (POAO) from the European Union into Great Britain | 08/03/2021 14:00-15:00 | Register here |
Importing Products of Animal Origin (POAO) from the European Union into Great Britain- With a focus on Composites | 15/03/2021 14:00- 15:00 | Register here |
Importing Products of Animal Origin (POAO) from the European Union into Great Britain- With a focus on Fish & Fish Products | 22/03/2021 14:00-15:00 | Register here |
Importing Products of Animal Origin (POAO) from the European Union into Great Britain | 29/03/2021 14:00-15:00 | Register here |
Sector Specific Guidance | Dates | Link to event |
At risk goods and UK trader scheme | Wednesday 24th February, 12:00 | Click here to join the meeting |
Meat and Processed Meat | Friday 26th Feb, 10.00 | Click here to join the meeting |
Fish and Processed Fish | Monday 1st Mar, 10.00 | Click here to join the meeting |
Dairy, eggs, honey | Thursday 4th March 14:00 | Click here to join the meeting |
Vegetable, fruit and nuts, and prepared veg, fruit and nuts | Monday 1st March, 16:00 | Click here to join the meeting |
Coffee, tea, spices, miscellaneous | Tuesday 2nd March 16:00 | Click here to join the meeting |
Cereals and Cereal products | Wednesday 3rd March, 15:00 | Click here to join the meeting |
Animal and vegetable fats and oils | Wednesday 3rd March 10:00 | Click here to join the meeting |
Sugar and chocolate | Friday 5th March, 12:00 | Click here to join the meeting |
Drinks | Friday 5th March, 10.00 | Click here to join the meeting |
Animal Feed | Friday 5th March, 15:00 | Click here to join the meeting |
At risk goods and UK trader scheme (second session) | Tuesday 2nd March, 11:00 | Click here to join the meeting |
Links to our recorded webinars on the GB to EU Exporter Journey are now available on YouTube. Please share with anyone who may find this information useful. The topics are:
HMRC Exporting: what you need to do to keep your goods moving: An overview of the actions you need to take now before you export goods from Great Britain to the EU and move goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Key processes include – zero-rated VAT, customs declarations, using an intermediary as well as licences, certificates, and authorisations.
Please register to take part if you’re planning to export.
Customs Import Declarations: An overview: If your business or a business you represent, needs to make customs import declarations on controlled goods and on non-controlled goods by the end of June 2021, our webinar helps you to understand what’s needed for simplified declarations, supplementary declarations, and delayed import declarations.
Please register to take part if you’re planning to import.
Trader responsibilities when using an intermediary: This webinar explains your responsibilities as a trader, if you choose to use an intermediary to complete import or export declarations for your business. These are complex and an intermediary can save you a lot of time.
Please register to take part if you’re planning to import or export.
Importing: What you need to know about Staged Controls: This webinar takes you through the three stages of the new border controls introduced on 1 January 2021, and what actions you need to take for each stage.
Please register to take part if you’re planning to import.
You can also: