{"id":64523,"date":"2022-03-20T18:57:35","date_gmt":"2022-03-20T17:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bccg.de\/?p=64523"},"modified":"2022-09-08T11:03:51","modified_gmt":"2022-09-08T10:03:51","slug":"the-uk-eu-trade-and-cooperation-agreement-how-to-level-up-trade-with-the-eu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bccg.de\/en\/the-uk-eu-trade-and-cooperation-agreement-how-to-level-up-trade-with-the-eu\/","title":{"rendered":"The UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement: How to level up trade with the EU?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"64523\" class=\"elementor elementor-64523 elementor-64510\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-717c8f4 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default 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class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a2a1ac4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a2a1ac4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement: How to level up trade with the EU?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-35be3ae elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default 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elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDr Alexandra von Westernhagen\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-b888c55\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-calendar-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 14, 2022\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-26251a7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-bookmark\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bccg.de\/en\/category\/bccg-commentary\/\" rel=\"tag\">BCCG Commentary<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a33cbc\" data-id=\"9a33cbc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b45f8d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b45f8d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">According to recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britishchambers.org.uk\/news\/2022\/02\/bcc-research-finds-little-love-for-eu-trade-deal\">research<\/a> carried out by the British Chamber of Commerce (\u201c<i>BCC<\/i>\u201d) the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (\u201c<i>TCA<\/i>\u201d) does not work for\u00a0 a large proportion of UK businesses: <\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Only 12% of exporters\u00a0to the EU agreed that the TCA was helping them while\u00a071% disagreed. Overall,\u00a0just\u00a08% of firms agreed that the TCA was \u2018enabling\u00a0their business to\u00a0grow or increase sales\u2019, while\u00a054% disagreed.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Similar views have been expressed on the other side of the Channel: according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/home.kpmg\/de\/en\/home\/insights\/2021\/04\/the-grave-consequences-of-brexit.html\">study<\/a> by the <a href=\"https:\/\/bccg.de\/\">British Chamber of Commerce in Germany<\/a> (<i>\u201cBCCG\u201d<\/i>) and KPMG in 2021, 77% of the surveyed companies in Germany had difficulties when importing from one its most important trading partners, whereas 72% faced these difficulties upon export. Overall, 67% of the surveyed companies considered Brexit to be worse than they had expected at the end of the transition period.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">It appears that businesses feel that the TCA led to rising costs for both them and their clients, and that smaller businesses did\u00a0not have the time and\u00a0money\u00a0to deal with the bureaucracy it had introduced.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">In this article, EU &amp; competition law partner Dr Alexandra von Westernhagen discusses how trading with the EU could be improved.<\/span><\/p><p><strong><em>What are major issues when trading with the EU \u2013 and how could they be solved?<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p>As of the end of the Brexit transition period (31<sup>st<\/sup> December 2021), and as a result of Great Britain having left the EU Customs Union (\u201cEUCU\u201d), full customs checks have had to apply to movements of goods from Great Britain to the EU. They now also apply to movements of goods from the EU to Great Britain (this was initially deferred to 1 January 2022, apart from \u2018controlled goods\u2019 such as alcohol and tobacco).<\/p><p>Departure from the Internal Market means that exporters need to ensure compliance with different UK and EU product regulations as they have started to diverge.<\/p><p>The TCA goes further than any other Trade Agreement as: it prohibits quotas on the other party\u2019s goods and provides that tariffs are not charged on goods that are traded between the UK and the EU <em>(\u201cpreferential tariffs\u201d)<\/em>.<\/p><p><em>1.Rules of origin and related paperwork \u2013 a complicated affair <\/em><\/p><p>It must be demonstrated that the goods originate in the UK (and vice versa) to qualify for preferential tariffs <em>(\u201crules of origin requirements\u201d)<\/em>.<\/p><p>These rules of origin are complex. They are based on the Harmonized System (HS), an internationally standardised system of description and numbers, which is administered by the World Customs Organization (\u201c<em>WCO<\/em>\u201d) and updated every five years. Some of the specific rules of origin set out in the TCA have been interpreted differently at the UK border and entry points of the EU.<\/p><p>Enhanced customs cooperation will be key, as noted in the <a href=\"chrome-extension:\/\/efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj\/viewer.html?pdfurl=https%3A%2F%2Fec.europa.eu%2Finfo%2Fsystem%2Ffiles%2Fminutes-first_meeting_of_the_trade_partnership_committee_en.pdf&amp;clen=209541&amp;chunk=true\">minutes<\/a> of the First Meeting of the Trade Partnership Committee under the TCA to rectify any divergence in interpretation.<\/p><p>To ensure rightful access to preferential tariffs, the supplier may be asked to provide a Supplier\u2019s Declaration to prove either that the goods meet the rules of origin, or that the supplier has processed or added value to the goods (goods with non-preferential origin status). This had been deferred until 31 December 2021, however, businesses are now being asked to retrospectively provide a Supplier\u2019s Declaration.<\/p><p>A more pragmatic approach to enforcement on both sides of the Channel to ensure companies recovering from the pandemic do not face heavy demands on paperwork too quickly would be welcome.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-93a7d55\" data-id=\"93a7d55\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ced1bc 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class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-740c792\" data-id=\"740c792\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-01445b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"01445b2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b2eeef\" data-id=\"0b2eeef\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e495d8c\" data-id=\"e495d8c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92b093f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"92b093f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>2. Only limited mutual recognition <\/em><\/p><p>While the TCA contains various easements relating to Technical Barriers to Trade (TBTs), including to allow continued self-certification of conformity by exporters, it only contains limited commitments on mutual recognition.<\/p><p>There was only so much that the EU could do to restrict such \u201cTBTs, as many of the related issues do not only touch on EU powers and competences, but also on those of the EU member states.<\/p><ul><li><em>Business travel <\/em><\/li><\/ul><p>The TCA includes commitments related to short-term business visitors; business visitors for establishment purposes; intra-corporate transferees; contractual service suppliers; and independent professionals.<\/p><p>Within this remit, the UK and EU have agreed not to impose market access restrictions such as economic needs tests and, in certain circumstances, work permits. Business visitors in categories covered by the TCA will therefore be treated similarly to domestic suppliers during their stay.<\/p><p>However, various reservations and exemptions apply. This is because as of 1 January 2021, UK service providers have faced the 27 different regulatory regimes of each EU member state. As a result, national immigration regulations, rules on work permits and employment regulations of the respective EU member state must be observed. In return, the UK maintains control over its own immigration rules and access to work.<\/p><p>To solve resulting issues, the BCC has suggested that the government\u00a0should make side deals with the EU and its member states to boost access in this area\u00a0as\u00a0a priority for 2022. Such deals would indeed make a strong improvement to business travel.<\/p><ul><li><em>Sanitary and Phytosanitary measures<\/em><\/li><\/ul><p>In addition, the TCA does not contain the more ambitious commitments on equivalence for Sanitary and Phytosanitary (\u201cSPS\u201d) measures or on mutual recognition, that the UK had requested.<\/p><p>The TCA allows for either party to unilaterally decide to reduce the frequency of certain types of border import controls, taking into account the extent to which their SPS rules converge.<\/p><p>It also ensures a simplified process for the approval of imports, where relevant by drawing up lists of establishments that are eligible to export to the other party, based on guarantees provided by the authorities of the exporting party.<\/p><p>However, UK agri-food exporters now have to meet all EU SPS import requirements and are subject to official controls carried out by member states&#8217; authorities at Border Control Posts. Where required, these controls include the verification of health certificates in line with international standards. Similarly, EU agri-food exporters now have to meet all UK SPS import requirements.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong><em>Dr Alexandra von Westernhagen<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p>Partner, Keystone Law<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b03a9f\" data-id=\"8b03a9f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c348376 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c348376\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span 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