Importing clothing and textiles from Vietnam to the United Kingdom represents a significant opportunity for UK retailers, fashion brands, and distributors seeking competitive sourcing options in Southeast Asia. Vietnam has emerged as one of the world's leading apparel manufacturing hubs, offering high-quality garments, competitive pricing, and increasingly sophisticated production capabilities across categories ranging from basic [...]
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Turkey stands as one of Europe's most significant textile and garment manufacturing hubs, combining competitive pricing, established quality standards, and proximity to UK markets. For UK businesses seeking reliable sources of clothing, fabrics, and finished textiles, Turkish suppliers offer compelling advantages across fashion apparel, home textiles, technical fabrics, and accessories. However, importing these goods into [...]
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The United Kingdom and United States reached a landmark agreement on December 1, 2025 that fundamentally reshapes the commercial landscape for pharmaceutical and medical technology exports. Under this three-year Economic Prosperity Deal, all UK-origin pharmaceuticals, pharmaceutical ingredients, and medical technology exported to the United States will enter duty-free, while the UK commits to increased investment [...]
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Introduction Importing a Japanese Domestic Market (JDM) vehicle into Great Britain is absolutely achievable when you approach it as a single, joined-up process. You will prepare a compliant customs declaration, determine whether you can lawfully claim preferential duty under the UK–Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), calculate duty and VAT on a correct customs value, [...]
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Introduction Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a peripheral technology in international commerce; it is becoming the connective tissue that ties together supply chains, services trade, border processes, and market access. The World Trade Report 2025 positions AI as a general-purpose technology with economy-wide spillovers that can amplify trade-led growth—provided governments and firms invest in [...]
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Introduction From heritage leather goods and handcrafted jewellery to scarves, belts, hats, sunglasses, and tech-enabled wearables, the United Kingdom’s fashion-accessories sector enjoys strong international demand. Turning that demand into dependable revenue requires more than design excellence. Exporters must synchronise three disciplines: product-compliance (materials, labelling, market notifications), logistics integrity (dangerous-goods and packaging controls), and precise border [...]
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Introduction – Why the CPTPP Matters to the United Kingdom The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, better known as the CPTPP, is one of the world’s most advanced free-trade arrangements. With eleven founding economies across Asia, Oceania and the Americas, it already accounts for roughly 15 per cent of global GDP and represents [...]
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Introduction The United Kingdom imports a substantial volume of furniture and decorative home goods each year, ranging from Italian-crafted sofas to hand-thrown Asian ceramics. Importers who grasp the interlocking rules of tariff classification, customs duty, Value Added Tax (VAT), and declaration formalities mitigate both cost and delay. This guide consolidates current HMRC requirements and best [...]
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