UKFT BREXIT SURVEY

Now that the UK has left the EU, UK businesses are beginning to understand how trade between the UK and the EU27 has changed.

In order to enable us to represent the many challenges being faced by the industry to government, we would be grateful if you could complete the following survey. It should take around 20 minutes.

Your responses will remain anonymous, however, the combined response will be used by UKFT in its discussions with the government. These conversations are taking place at high level and are ongoing and urgent, so we would ask you to respond immediately if you can.

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* 1. Address

Name *

Company *

Address *

Address 2

City/Town *

Postal Code *

Country

Email Address *

Phone Number

Short Term Issues: Have you or are you experiencing any of the following short term issues?

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* 2. Have you or are you experiencing increased bureaucracy around importing/exporting?

Yes

If yes please list examples

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* 3. Have you or are you experiencing increased freight costs?

Yes

If yes, please tell us how much your costs have increased in percentage terms (%) or GBP

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* 4. Have you or are you experiencing problems with customs clearance?

Yes

If yes, what and in which countries? And have these been resolved or are they ongoing?

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* 5. Have you or are you experiencing cancelled orders from wholesale customers/retailers where Brexit was the only cause?

Yes

If yes, what was the approximate value of the lost order/s

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* 6. Have you or are you experiencing rejected/returned orders from consumers where Brexit costs was the only issue?

Yes

If yes, please tell us the approximate value of lost orders and the cost of recovering the goods

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* 7. Have you or are you experiencing problems returning goods to the UK from the EU (for example if they were unsold)?

Yes

If yes, what problems have you experienced?

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* 8. Have you or are you experiencing an increase in costs due to new tariffs?

Yes

If yes, have you absorbed the cost/passed on or will you be passing on? What percentage increase might this be?

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* 9. Have you found any particular trade routes simpler/harder?

Yes

If yes, which ones? Please give details

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* 10. Have you found any particular customs regime worse or better?

Yes

If yes, which ones? Please give details

Longer Term Issues/Barriers to Trade with the EU/ROW

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* 11. Have you made any changes to employment in the UK or the EU as a result of Brexit or do you expect to make in the next 12 months?

Yes

If yes, tell us the number of jobs created/lost in the UK and EU (please express these separately)

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* 12. What do you see as the longer term challenges arising from the UK leaving the EU single market?

	Extremely significant	Moderately significant	Slightly significant	Not significant	N/A
Negative perceptions from retailers/customers about the UK	Negative perceptions from retailers/customers about the UK Extremely significant	Negative perceptions from retailers/customers about the UK Moderately significant	Negative perceptions from retailers/customers about the UK Slightly significant	Negative perceptions from retailers/customers about the UK Not significant	Negative perceptions from retailers/customers about the UK N/A
Customs charges and bureaucracy on shipments to/from the EU	Customs charges and bureaucracy on shipments to/from the EU Extremely significant	Customs charges and bureaucracy on shipments to/from the EU Moderately significant	Customs charges and bureaucracy on shipments to/from the EU Slightly significant	Customs charges and bureaucracy on shipments to/from the EU Not significant	Customs charges and bureaucracy on shipments to/from the EU N/A
Customs charges and bureaucracy on shipments via the EU to the ROW (such as Russia)	Customs charges and bureaucracy on shipments via the EU to the ROW (such as Russia) Extremely significant	Customs charges and bureaucracy on shipments via the EU to the ROW (such as Russia) Moderately significant	Customs charges and bureaucracy on shipments via the EU to the ROW (such as Russia) Slightly significant	Customs charges and bureaucracy on shipments via the EU to the ROW (such as Russia) Not significant	Customs charges and bureaucracy on shipments via the EU to the ROW (such as Russia) N/A
Customs charges and bureaucracy on shipments to/from the ROW	Customs charges and bureaucracy on shipments to/from the ROW Extremely significant	Customs charges and bureaucracy on shipments to/from the ROW Moderately significant	Customs charges and bureaucracy on shipments to/from the ROW Slightly significant	Customs charges and bureaucracy on shipments to/from the ROW Not significant	Customs charges and bureaucracy on shipments to/from the ROW N/A
Issues with selling to the Rest of the World	Issues with selling to the Rest of the World Extremely significant	Issues with selling to the Rest of the World Moderately significant	Issues with selling to the Rest of the World Slightly significant	Issues with selling to the Rest of the World Not significant	Issues with selling to the Rest of the World N/A
Dealing with Import VAT into the UK	Dealing with Import VAT into the UK Extremely significant	Dealing with Import VAT into the UK Moderately significant	Dealing with Import VAT into the UK Slightly significant	Dealing with Import VAT into the UK Not significant	Dealing with Import VAT into the UK N/A
Dealing with import VAT into the EU	Dealing with import VAT into the EU Extremely significant	Dealing with import VAT into the EU Moderately significant	Dealing with import VAT into the EU Slightly significant	Dealing with import VAT into the EU Not significant	Dealing with import VAT into the EU N/A
Reclaiming VAT between the UK and the EU	Reclaiming VAT between the UK and the EU Extremely significant	Reclaiming VAT between the UK and the EU Moderately significant	Reclaiming VAT between the UK and the EU Slightly significant	Reclaiming VAT between the UK and the EU Not significant	Reclaiming VAT between the UK and the EU N/A
Understanding/meeting complicated Rules of Origin	Understanding/meeting complicated Rules of Origin Extremely significant	Understanding/meeting complicated Rules of Origin Moderately significant	Understanding/meeting complicated Rules of Origin Slightly significant	Understanding/meeting complicated Rules of Origin Not significant	Understanding/meeting complicated Rules of Origin N/A
Tariff information into the UK	Tariff information into the UK Extremely significant	Tariff information into the UK Moderately significant	Tariff information into the UK Slightly significant	Tariff information into the UK Not significant	Tariff information into the UK N/A
Tariff information into the EU	Tariff information into the EU Extremely significant	Tariff information into the EU Moderately significant	Tariff information into the EU Slightly significant	Tariff information into the EU Not significant	Tariff information into the EU N/A
Labelling information for the UK	Labelling information for the UK Extremely significant	Labelling information for the UK Moderately significant	Labelling information for the UK Slightly significant	Labelling information for the UK Not significant	Labelling information for the UK N/A
Labelling information for the EU	Labelling information for the EU Extremely significant	Labelling information for the EU Moderately significant	Labelling information for the EU Slightly significant	Labelling information for the EU Not significant	Labelling information for the EU N/A
Online selling duties for goods re-exported from the EU	Online selling duties for goods re-exported from the EU Extremely significant	Online selling duties for goods re-exported from the EU Moderately significant	Online selling duties for goods re-exported from the EU Slightly significant	Online selling duties for goods re-exported from the EU Not significant	Online selling duties for goods re-exported from the EU N/A
Returns	Returns Extremely significant	Returns Moderately significant	Returns Slightly significant	Returns Not significant	Returns N/A
Importing into Northern Ireland from Great Britain	Importing into Northern Ireland from Great Britain Extremely significant	Importing into Northern Ireland from Great Britain Moderately significant	Importing into Northern Ireland from Great Britain Slightly significant	Importing into Northern Ireland from Great Britain Not significant	Importing into Northern Ireland from Great Britain N/A
Exporting from Northern Ireland to Great Britain	Exporting from Northern Ireland to Great Britain Extremely significant	Exporting from Northern Ireland to Great Britain Moderately significant	Exporting from Northern Ireland to Great Britain Slightly significant	Exporting from Northern Ireland to Great Britain Not significant	Exporting from Northern Ireland to Great Britain N/A
Importing from Northern Ireland from the EU (including the Republic of Ireland)	Importing from Northern Ireland from the EU (including the Republic of Ireland) Extremely significant	Importing from Northern Ireland from the EU (including the Republic of Ireland) Moderately significant	Importing from Northern Ireland from the EU (including the Republic of Ireland) Slightly significant	Importing from Northern Ireland from the EU (including the Republic of Ireland) Not significant	Importing from Northern Ireland from the EU (including the Republic of Ireland) N/A
Exporting from Northern Ireland from the EU (including the Republic of Ireland)	Exporting from Northern Ireland from the EU (including the Republic of Ireland) Extremely significant	Exporting from Northern Ireland from the EU (including the Republic of Ireland) Moderately significant	Exporting from Northern Ireland from the EU (including the Republic of Ireland) Slightly significant	Exporting from Northern Ireland from the EU (including the Republic of Ireland) Not significant	Exporting from Northern Ireland from the EU (including the Republic of Ireland) N/A
Issues with UK FTAs with non-EU countries	Issues with UK FTAs with non-EU countries Extremely significant	Issues with UK FTAs with non-EU countries Moderately significant	Issues with UK FTAs with non-EU countries Slightly significant	Issues with UK FTAs with non-EU countries Not significant	Issues with UK FTAs with non-EU countries N/A
Finding a customs agent for my goods	Finding a customs agent for my goods Extremely significant	Finding a customs agent for my goods Moderately significant	Finding a customs agent for my goods Slightly significant	Finding a customs agent for my goods Not significant	Finding a customs agent for my goods N/A
Misleading or inaccurate information on the new UK-EU relationship	Misleading or inaccurate information on the new UK-EU relationship Extremely significant	Misleading or inaccurate information on the new UK-EU relationship Moderately significant	Misleading or inaccurate information on the new UK-EU relationship Slightly significant	Misleading or inaccurate information on the new UK-EU relationship Not significant	Misleading or inaccurate information on the new UK-EU relationship N/A
Bonded warehousing	Bonded warehousing Extremely significant	Bonded warehousing Moderately significant	Bonded warehousing Slightly significant	Bonded warehousing Not significant	Bonded warehousing N/A

Please give details

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* 13. Do you currently manufacture in the UK?

Yes

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* 14. If you manufacture in the UK, what percentage of your goods are made in the UK?

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* 15. Have you relocated production from the EU to the UK as a result of Brexit?

Yes

N/A

Please give details

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* 16. Do you intend to relocate manufacturing to the UK as a result of Brexit in the next 12 months?

Yes

Don't know

If yes, please give details

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* 17. Do your UK manufactured goods meet the Rules of Origin for the UK-EU TCA?

Yes

Don't know

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* 18. Do you currently import from the EU?

Yes

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* 19. What percentage of your goods are made in the EU?

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* 20. Have you been affected by unexpected duties when re-exporting goods?

Yes

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* 21. Do you import from outside the UK AND EU?

Yes

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* 22. What percentage of your goods are made outside the UK OR the EU?

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* 23. Has your business been hit by double duties?

Yes

N/A

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* 24. Now that the government’s deal has been delivered, does it meet with your initial expectations/hopes?

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* 25. What is your impression of the longer term effects on your business as a result of Brexit and the UK’s new trading relationships?

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* 26. What changes have you made/expect to make to your business as a direct result of Brexit in the next 1-3 years?

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* 27. Which of the following changes have you made/expect to have to make as a result of Brexit and how much do you expect them to cost your business in the next 1-3 years?

	Yes	No	Increased cost	Saving
Open new UK manufacturing/relocate manufacturing to the UK	Open new UK manufacturing/relocate manufacturing to the UK Yes	Open new UK manufacturing/relocate manufacturing to the UK No	Open new UK manufacturing/relocate manufacturing to the UK Increased cost	Open new UK manufacturing/relocate manufacturing to the UK Saving
Relocated manufacturing out of the UK	Relocated manufacturing out of the UK Yes	Relocated manufacturing out of the UK No	Relocated manufacturing out of the UK Increased cost	Relocated manufacturing out of the UK Saving
Changed logistics to increase or decrease distribution from the UK	Changed logistics to increase or decrease distribution from the UK Yes	Changed logistics to increase or decrease distribution from the UK No	Changed logistics to increase or decrease distribution from the UK Increased cost	Changed logistics to increase or decrease distribution from the UK Saving
Registered an EU company for VAT purposes	Registered an EU company for VAT purposes Yes	Registered an EU company for VAT purposes No	Registered an EU company for VAT purposes Increased cost	Registered an EU company for VAT purposes Saving
Registered an EU company for Customs and Tax purposes	Registered an EU company for Customs and Tax purposes Yes	Registered an EU company for Customs and Tax purposes No	Registered an EU company for Customs and Tax purposes Increased cost	Registered an EU company for Customs and Tax purposes Saving
Increase investment in the UK	Increase investment in the UK Yes	Increase investment in the UK No	Increase investment in the UK Increased cost	Increase investment in the UK Saving
Decrease investment in the UK	Decrease investment in the UK Yes	Decrease investment in the UK No	Decrease investment in the UK Increased cost	Decrease investment in the UK Saving
Increase investment in the EU	Increase investment in the EU Yes	Increase investment in the EU No	Increase investment in the EU Increased cost	Increase investment in the EU Saving
Decrease investment in the EU	Decrease investment in the EU Yes	Decrease investment in the EU No	Decrease investment in the EU Increased cost	Decrease investment in the EU Saving
Increase investment in the Rest of the World	Increase investment in the Rest of the World Yes	Increase investment in the Rest of the World No	Increase investment in the Rest of the World Increased cost	Increase investment in the Rest of the World Saving

Please provide details where relevant

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* 28. Overall, in your own words, how would you describe the effects on Brexit on your business overall for the next 1-5 years?

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* 29. Overall, in your own words, how do you believe Brexit will impact on UK business and employment in general the next 1-5 years?

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* 30. Thinking about Brexit and the aftermath of the Covid19 pandemic, in the next 5 years do you see your business investing or withdrawing from Wholesale B2B?

Investing

Withdrawing

Please provide details

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* 31. In the next 5 years, do you see your business investing or withdrawing from online B2C?

Investing

Withdrawing

Please give details

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* 32. Which resources have been most useful to you to adapt to Brexit and Covid-19?

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* 33. Which resources have you found less helpful?

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* 34. Which areas do you need help and support from UKFT?

	Most important	Slightly important	Not important
Logistics and shipping EU	Logistics and shipping EU Most important	Logistics and shipping EU Slightly important	Logistics and shipping EU Not important
Logistics and shipping ROW	Logistics and shipping ROW Most important	Logistics and shipping ROW Slightly important	Logistics and shipping ROW Not important
International VAT and TAX	International VAT and TAX Most important	International VAT and TAX Slightly important	International VAT and TAX Not important
Labelling EU	Labelling EU Most important	Labelling EU Slightly important	Labelling EU Not important
Labelling ROW	Labelling ROW Most important	Labelling ROW Slightly important	Labelling ROW Not important
Understanding Rules of Origin (RoO) and UK FTAs	Understanding Rules of Origin (RoO) and UK FTAs Most important	Understanding Rules of Origin (RoO) and UK FTAs Slightly important	Understanding Rules of Origin (RoO) and UK FTAs Not important
Sourcing UK manufacturing	Sourcing UK manufacturing Most important	Sourcing UK manufacturing Slightly important	Sourcing UK manufacturing Not important
Sourcing overseas manufacturing	Sourcing overseas manufacturing Most important	Sourcing overseas manufacturing Slightly important	Sourcing overseas manufacturing Not important
B2B Digital Platforms	B2B Digital Platforms Most important	B2B Digital Platforms Slightly important	B2B Digital Platforms Not important
B2C Digital Platforms	B2C Digital Platforms Most important	B2C Digital Platforms Slightly important	B2C Digital Platforms Not important
International Trade Fairs EU	International Trade Fairs EU Most important	International Trade Fairs EU Slightly important	International Trade Fairs EU Not important
International Trade Fairs ROW	International Trade Fairs ROW Most important	International Trade Fairs ROW Slightly important	International Trade Fairs ROW Not important
Currency conversion	Currency conversion Most important	Currency conversion Slightly important	Currency conversion Not important
Credit Insurance	Credit Insurance Most important	Credit Insurance Slightly important	Credit Insurance Not important

Other (please specify)

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* 35. Please let us know what else your business needs

Thank you for your time. Please remember to look for regular updates at www.ukft.org/brexit