by Rachel McDerby | Nov 21, 2023 | British Chambers of Commerce, Export, News
Reacting to news of plans for a fresh trade deal with South Korea, William Bain, BCC Head of Trade Policy, said: “An improved trade deal with South Korea would be very welcome. It could deliver for the UK’s food and drink sector, manufacturing companies...
by Rachel McDerby | Nov 13, 2023 | British Chambers of Commerce, Export, News
Reacting to the ONS trade data for Q3 and September 2023, William Bain, BCC Head of Trade Policy, said: “Economic woes at home and abroad are weighing heavily upon UK trade. September saw substantial falls in both imports and exports. Total goods trade values...
by Rachel McDerby | Nov 10, 2023 | British Chambers of Commerce, Export, News
Reacting to news of an extension on cumulation trade terms with Mexico, William Bain, BCC Head of Trade Policy, said: “The BCC has been urging the UK Government to reach bridging arrangements with Mexico and Canada for some time on extended cumulation within the...
by Rachel McDerby | Nov 2, 2023 | British Chambers of Commerce, Export, News
Responding to the launch of the call for evidence on a new trade agreement with Turkiye, BCC Head of Trade Policy, William Bain, said: “Global trade has evolved since the current trading terms between the UK and Turkiye were put in place. “It...
by Rachel McDerby | Oct 26, 2023 | British Chambers of Commerce, Export, News
BCC’s Trade Confidence Outlook sees no improvement in Q3 of 2023 as half of all SME exporters (49%) saw no change in overseas sales, and a quarter (25%) reported a decrease. Just over a quarter of exporting SME firms (26%) saw their overseas sales increase in...
by Rachel McDerby | Oct 12, 2023 | Export, News
Reacting to the latest Office for National Statistics data on Trade, William Bain, Head of Trade Policy at the BCC, said: “August was not a good month for UK goods exports. There were falls in both EU and rest of the world trade – where after removing the...
