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Lack of Export Health Certificate for hatching eggs and day-old chicks
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
Argentina |
|
A lack of an Export Health Certificate was a barrier for the export of cats and dogs to Argentina
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
Argentina |
|
Ovine genetic material import licences to Argentina now granted to UK exporters
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
Argentina |
|
Bovine semen import licences to Argentina now granted to UK exporters
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
Argentina |
|
Export health certificates (EHCs) now allow ovine genetic material exports to Argentina
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
Argentina |
|
Simplified registration procedure for salmon and trout in Argentina
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
Argentina |
|
Simplified registration procedure for organic tea in Argentina
|
Food and drink, Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
Argentina |
|
Discretionary approval of non-automatic import licences ('SIMIs') in Argentina
|
All sectors |
Argentina |
|
Export health certificates (EHCs) now allow bovine genetic material exports to Argentina
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
Argentina |
|
Outdated Export Health Certificate for equines prevents exports to Argentina
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
Argentina |
|
New export health certificate (EHC) now allows sausage casings exports to Australia
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets, Food and drink |
Australia |
|
Work or training permit was required for UK to Austria visitors for over 5 days
|
All sectors |
Austria |
|
Austria has clarified its VAT refunds guidance for non-EU businesses
|
All sectors |
Austria |
|
Public procurement registration requirements in Austria affecting UK exporters / investors
|
All sectors |
Austria |
|
Tax uncertainty affects profitability of UK businesses in Bangladesh
|
All sectors |
Bangladesh |
|
Lack of clarity in application of customs valuation rules
|
All sectors |
Bangladesh |
|
Contract registration needed at banks in Belarus for export orders exceeding 3000 Euros
|
All sectors |
Belarus |
|
Belgium is now allowing imports of certain fish baits
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
Belgium |
|
Belgium has removed certain additional sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) checks for UK imports
|
Food and drink, Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
Belgium |
|
Lack of Export Health Certificate for live ovine and caprine animals for breeding prevented exports to Brazil
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
Brazil |
|
Requirement in Brazil to list poultry export premises affecting UK food exporters/investor
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
Brazil |
|
Export Health Certificate for pigs for breeding can now be issued to UK agrifood businesses exporting to Brazil
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
Brazil |
|
Export Health Certificate for ovine semen and embryos can now be issued to UK agrifood businesses exporting to Brazil
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
Brazil |
|
Complex sanitary requirements for UK businesses exporting live poultry and poultry genetics to Brazil
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
Brazil |
|
Porcine semen exports from the UK to Brazil now resolved
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
Brazil |
|
Restrictive requirements making it difficult for UK animal product businesses to be export to Brazil
|
Food and drink, Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
Brazil |
|
Absence of a Double Taxation Agreement between the UK and Brazil
|
All sectors |
Brazil |
|
Delays at the Port of Montreal affecting UK exports to Canada
|
Construction, Food and drink, Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
Canada |
|
Export health certificate (EHC) agreed for UK pork tripe exports to Chile
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
Chile |
|
Lengthy approvals process for veterinary products and pet foods exported to Chile
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets, Food and drink |
Chile |
|
Restrictions on UK feed additives exports to China
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
China |
|
Restrictions on UK live brown crabs exports to China due to excessive non-compliant testing results for cadmium
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
China |
|
UK not permitted to export king scallops to China
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
China |
|
UK not permitted to export non-live spider and velvet crabs to China
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
China |
|
UK not permitted to export plant-based pet food to China
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
China |
|
Regulatory approval enables continued exports of UK greasy wool to China
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
China |
|
UK not permitted to export meat-based pet food to China
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
China |
|
Regulatory approval enables continued exports of UK cattle hides and sheep skins to China
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
China |
|
UK not permitted to export herring roe to China
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
China |
|
UK not permitted to export hops to China
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets, Food and drink |
China |
|
UK not permitted to export trout to China
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets, Food and drink |
China |
|
UK not permitted to export poultry to China due to the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza ban
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets, Food and drink |
China |
|
UK not permitted to export cherries to China
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets, Food and drink |
China |
|
UK not permitted to export lamb meat to China
|
Food and drink, Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
China |
|
Restrictions on cross-border data transfer and data localisation in China
|
All sectors |
China |
|
Lack of a Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) between Colombia and UK
|
All sectors |
Colombia |
|
Export health certificate (EHC) agreed for ovine genetic material in Costa Rica
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
Costa Rica |
|
Lack of Export Health Certificate for the export of in vivo and in vitro bovine embryos to Costa Rica
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets, Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology |
Costa Rica |
|
Unclear and inaccessible procurement process in Costa Rica
|
All sectors |
Costa Rica |
|
Czechia’s banks have clarified their requirements for UK businesses opening a bank account
|
All sectors |
Czechia |
|
UK companies could not establish a commercial presence in Denmark
|
All sectors |
Denmark |
|
UK businesses are now able to export bovine genetic material to Ecuador
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
Ecuador |
|
Lack of a Double Taxation Agreement between the UK and Ecuador
|
All sectors |
Ecuador |
|
UK dairy exports to Egypt excluded from halal certification requirements
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets, Food and drink |
Egypt |
|
Foreign businesses no longer need to set up a local branch to offer goods or services in Estonia
|
All sectors |
Estonia |
|
UK businesses registering for VAT purposes in Estonia no longer need to appoint a tax representative
|
All sectors |
Estonia |
|
Minimum capital requirement could affect UK investors in Ghana
|
All sectors |
Ghana |
|
No export health certificate (EHC) for poultry fat exports from the UK to Honduras
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
Honduras |
|
Data-sharing allows UK meat and dairy exporters to fully benefit from tariff rate quotas in Iceland
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
Iceland |
|
Lack of agreed Export Health Certificate (EHC) preventing the export of UK Cattle for breeding.
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
India |
|
Stringent conditions for export of bovine semen to India
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
India |
|
Lack of agreed Export Health Certificate (EHC) preventing the export of Ovine and Caprine Genetics to India.
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
India |
|
Permanent registration needed for polyhalite and ensuring that testing standards in the UK are recognised and accepted by the Government of India
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets, Chemicals |
India |
|
Export requirements for live animals into Indonesia: COVID-19
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
Indonesia |
|
Indonesia has updated its fish product health certificates in line with international practice
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
Indonesia |
|
Approval of UK poultry exports needed in Indonesia
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
Indonesia |
|
Pre-shipment inspections in Indonesia affect UK exporters
|
Food and drink, Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets, Consumer and retail, Technology and smart cities |
Indonesia |
|
New halal certification requirements in Indonesia for food and drink
|
Food and drink, Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets, Healthcare services, Consumer and retail |
Indonesia |
|
Local presence requirements in Indonesia affecting UK exporters/investor
|
All sectors |
Indonesia |
|
Expatriate workers restricted in Indonesia
|
All sectors |
Indonesia |
|
Lengthy standards testing in Israel affecting UK exports
|
All sectors |
Israel |
|
UK exports to Israel incurring tariffs when goods contain EU inputs
|
All sectors |
Israel |
|
Public procurement barriers for UK businesses wanting to bid for tenders in Israel
|
All sectors |
Israel |
|
UK companies can claim VAT refunds in Italy
|
All sectors |
Italy |
|
Italy has published guidance on importing food contact materials
|
Food and drink, Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets, Consumer and retail, Water |
Italy |
|
Agreement needed to permit bovine semen exports
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
Japan |
|
No agreement to export UK oysters
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
Japan |
|
Some restrictions on UK Beef to Japan remain
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
Japan |
|
Agreement needed to permit UK beef exports in Japan
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
Japan |
|
Agreement needed to permit UK poultry exports in Japan
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
Japan |
|
Lifted ban on UK beef exports to Japan opens up market to UK lamb
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
Japan |
|
Restrictions on vaccine exports to Japan affected UK exporters
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
Japan |
|
Animal health certification updated to support smoother exports of UK racehorses to Japan
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
Japan |
|
Delays in clearance of goods from Nairobi to other Kenyan cities
|
All sectors |
Kenya |
|
Nationals of OECD member countries may now own cultivated agricultural land in Latvia
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets, Financial and professional services |
Latvia |
|
Luxembourg has clarified its VAT refunds guidance for non-EU businesses
|
All sectors |
Luxembourg |
|
Packaging regulations for export of UK cabbages
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets, Food and drink |
Malaysia |
|
Greater market access for UK alcohol products in Malaysia
|
Food and drink, Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
Malaysia |
|
Recruitment of foreign workers and expatriates in Malaysia are restricted by employment rules
|
All sectors |
Malaysia |
|
Mexican Export Health Certificate for UK wheat
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
Mexico |
|
New sanitary agreement allows exports of UK pork products to Mexico
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets, Food and drink |
Mexico |
|
UK not allowed to export bovine embryos and poultry to Mexico
|
Food and drink, Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
Mexico |
|
Product samples regulations in Mexico affecting UK exporters/investors
|
All sectors |
Mexico |
|
Sheep and goat embryo exports to Morocco no longer prevented by lack of export health certificate (EHC)
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
Morocco |
|
Advance payments ceiling for UK exporters to Morocco
|
All sectors |
Morocco |
|
Rules on UK board members in Norwegian companies
|
All sectors |
Norway |
|
Export health certificate (EHC) agreed for bovine genetic material in Paraguay
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets, Food and drink |
Paraguay |
|
No export health certificate (EHC) to export UK ovine semen to Paraguay
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets, Food and drink |
Paraguay |
|
Lack of Export Health Certificate for trout ova from Northern Ireland
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
Peru |
|
Double Taxation Agreement between UK and Peru to encourage more trade and investment
|
All sectors |
Peru |
|
Restrictions on beef exports to the Philippines have now been lifted
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
Philippines |
|
Portugal is now accepting UK driving licences
|
All sectors |
Portugal |
|
UK businesses can now claim VAT refunds in Romania
|
All sectors |
Romania |
|
Ban on British Beef
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
Saudi Arabia |
|
Lack of regulatory and standards for agri-food exports to Saudi Arabia
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
Saudi Arabia |
|
Saudi Arabia require list of UK food producers to grant export licences
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
Saudi Arabia |
|
Ban on chicken imports due to non-recognition of the UK's regional measures for Avian influenza outbreaks
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets, Food and drink |
Saudi Arabia |
|
Saudi Arabia Data Transfer Requirements
|
All sectors |
Saudi Arabia |
|
Updated list of UK pork and beef establishments approved for export to South Africa
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
South Africa |
|
Exporting horses from the UK to South Africa is now approved
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
South Africa |
|
Avian influenza ban on poultry from the EU impacting UK exporters in South Africa
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets, Food and drink |
South Africa |
|
Mutual recognition arrangement for the Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) programme made between the UK and South Africa
|
Consumer and retail, Automotive, Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets, Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, Medical devices and equipment |
South Africa |
|
UK secures lower alcohol content regulations in South Africa
|
Food and drink, Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
South Africa |
|
Restrictions on live brown crab exports from the UK to Korea
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
South Korea |
|
Ban on UK beef exports in South Korea
|
Food and drink, Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
South Korea |
|
Sri Lanka imposes import restrictions due to COVID-19
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets, Food and drink |
Sri Lanka |
|
Sweden has redesigned its travel website and updated its guidance for business travellers
|
All sectors |
Sweden |
|
UK application for Taiwanese recognition of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) regionalisation
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
Taiwan |
|
Market access application for UK lamb exports to Taiwan
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets, Food and drink |
Taiwan |
|
Mutual recognition of organic equivalence
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets, Food and drink |
Taiwan |
|
Inconsistent certification requirements for fish exports from the UK to Thailand
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets, Food and drink |
Thailand |
|
Lengthy application and authorisation procedures for animal and plant product exports to Thailand
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets, Food and drink, Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology |
Thailand |
|
Non-Thais can't buy land in Thailand, affecting UK exporters/investors
|
All sectors |
Thailand |
|
Restrictions on employment of foreign workers
|
All sectors |
Thailand |
|
Foreign Business Act restricting foreign participation in services sector
|
All sectors |
Thailand |
|
Inconsistent custom procedures affecting exports to Thailand
|
All sectors |
Thailand |
|
Import regulation changed to allow the export of UK dairy genetics to Turkey
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
Turkey |
|
New Export Health Certificate allows UK exports of feedstuff with animal-origin ingredients to Turkey
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
Turkey |
|
New Export Health Certificate allows exports of UK fish and fishery products to Ukraine
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
Ukraine |
|
UAE accepts new Seafood Export Health Certificate
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
United Arab Emirates |
|
UK exporters need to have a local partner for companies established outside of Freezones in UAE
|
All sectors |
United Arab Emirates |
|
Pest risk assessments delay UK plant exports to the United States
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
United States |
|
Complex tests delay UK imports of poultry meat and egg to the United States
|
Food and drink, Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
United States |
|
Export health certificate (EHC) for UK live aquatic products agreed with Vietnam
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets, Food and drink |
Vietnam |
|
Delay in the introduction of Vietnam’s Special Consumption Tax (SCT)
|
Food and drink, Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
Vietnam |
|
Ownership not possible for majority of agricultural land in Zimbabwe (only leasing)
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
Zimbabwe |
|
State electricity monopoly and monopsony in Zimbabwe limits the market for UK companies
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets, Energy |
Zimbabwe |
|
UK investors face challenges around property rights which inhibits capital investment and financing of renewable projects in Zimbabwe
|
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets, Energy |
Zimbabwe |
|
Wrong customs classifications given to renewable power equipment imported into Zimbabwe
|
Energy, Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets |
Zimbabwe |
|
UK companies face difficulties in getting work permits in Zimbabwe
|
All sectors |
Zimbabwe |
|
Foreign currency cannot be held for more than 30 days in Zimbabwe
|
All sectors |
Zimbabwe |
|
UK exporters and investors face challenges in getting their money out of Zimbabwe
|
All sectors |
Zimbabwe |
|
After approvals UK exporters and investors face long waits to get their money out of Zimbabwe
|
All sectors |
Zimbabwe |
|
Net metering installation restrictions in Zimbabwe reduce viability of UK solar energy investment
|
All sectors |
Zimbabwe |