Following Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union there has been uncertainty surrounding exactly how Brexit has affected UK businesses. 

Trade Unlocked aims to provide you with solutions to the problems that Brexit is causing your business. The rules and regulations that govern the way you buy or sell with suppliers and customers in Europe have changed. Even if you don’t trade overseas, this also affects your ability to hire staff in the UK. You can find the support your business needs to acclimate to these changes ‘Help for Businesses’. 

The previous few years have seen a rapid uptick in barriers to British trade with the EU, from increased bureaucracy across borders, to different regulations and quality standards and new limitations impacting the flows of labour from the EU. Beginning in 2023 as a national conference aimed at bridging the gap between the worlds of politics and business, Trade Unlocked provides the information to make sense of Britain's changing economic relationship with Europe.

Informed by the work performed by the UK Trade and Business Commission (UKTBC), and Best for Britain, the guidance published here will provide the necessary answers for your questions on what to do next. You can find the sector specific recommendations to improve Britain’s trading relationship with the European Union, published by the UKTBC, that we hope the UK government will adopt.