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Welcome to Brexit on 23:27 - Jan 24 with 3498 viewsBicester_North

You trying to overtake saint22 as chief Guardian link spammer of the forum?

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Welcome to Brexit on 11:19 - Jan 25 with 3413 viewsBerber

If you can't even be @resed to add a comment or opinion, why have you bothered? This is just spam.
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Welcome to Brexit on 13:54 - Jan 26 with 3355 viewsinthebox

Welcome to Brexit on 11:19 - Jan 25 by Berber

If you can't even be @resed to add a comment or opinion, why have you bothered? This is just spam.
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Some of may have missed it, if your not interested then you can always ignore it at least I'm keeping them to non football forum.
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Welcome to Brexit on 16:16 - Jan 26 with 3316 viewskentsouthampton

Brexit: Dutch warehouse boom as UK firms forced to invest abroad​
Hornby and JD Sports among firms after space to offset port delays, extra freight costs plus new VAT and customs fees

‘An absolute killer’ — small firms struggle with Brexit VAT
Move to EU to avoid Brexit fees, UK department says

Logistics and warehousing companies in the Netherlands are being inundated with requests from British businesses looking to rent warehouse space, as the country experiences a Brexit boom in investment and jobs.

Thousands of small businesses have been plunged into crisis by the UK’s departure from the EU, with exports to the continent collapsing because of delays at ports, increased shipping costs, and the sudden addition of VAT, customs duties, and in some cases tariffs, on shipments sent from the UK to customers within the bloc.

Many have been left with no option but to invest in distribution networks within the EU, and the Dutch logistics industry is reaping the rewards.

Netherlands logistics companies have been flooded with calls for help, while the number of British companies searching for a base in the country has doubled in the last 18 months, the Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency (NFIA) said on Tuesday. The agency has a list of more than 500 global firms considering investing in the Netherlands because of Brexit — half of which are UK companies.

Toy trainmaker Hornby and clothing retailer JD Sports are among those thought to be considering warehousing in the Netherlands.

“We know for a fact it is going to be complete madness into summer,” said Jochem Sanders, business development manager at the Holland International Distribution Council, a non-profit body which he describes as a “matchmaker” for Dutch logistics firms.

Sanders said he has been contacted by more than one British company per day throughout December and January, all looking for warehousing space, and he expects the number of requests to continue.

“I have had requests from 25 UK companies so far in January, and in December more than 30, asking can you put us in touch with Dutch logistics firms,” Sanders said.

The number of companies searching for a base in the Netherlands has surged in recent months, according to Michiel Bakhuizen, spokesperson for the NFIA, which is a government agency tasked with attracting foreign investment.

While around half are British companies, the other half are from places such as the US and Asia, who want a foothold in the EU, and have decided against locating in the UK following its departure from the bloc.

By distributing from inside the bloc, UK firms are able to avoid their customers in the 27 EU member states being hit by VAT charges, customs duties and lengthy port delays which have impacted cross-border trade since 1 January.

“A lot of companies are thinking of establishing themselves on the European mainland and the Netherlands is one of the big hubs for that,” Bakhuizen said. “We are pretty busy because of Brexit at the moment.”

Part of the country’s popularity can be linked to Rotterdam, Europe’s largest port, as well as Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport.

But the Netherlands logistics sector also boasts the ability to reach customers in all corners of the EU — from Rome and Madrid, to Stockholm and Warsaw — within 24 hours.

For now the EU, with its 500 million consumers, remains the UK’s largest trading partner. The UK exported £294bn of goods and services to the bloc in 2019, according to official statistics, representing 43% of UK trade. Hornby has reorganised its operations. It has resumed EU exports after a pause of several weeks, and will begin serving its European customers from a new warehouse based in mainland Europe within weeks.

Chief executive Lyndon Davies said “We bring in 300-400 containers per year and we are shipping to our warehouses in the US, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, so we will consolidate at our factory and probably bring it direct into Europe”.

The move will save European customers from having to pay higher shipping costs and VAT to receive items ordered from the company’s website, as well as the tariffs levied on certain models.

Under the “rules of origin” outlined in the Brexit agreement, products which are not made in Britain, such as Hornby’s Chinese-made toys, attract tariffs when re-exported from the UK into the European market.

Sportswear retailer JD Sports, which hit £1.6bn of European sales in 2020, has said it is also working out how to negotiate the complex new rules, given much of the clothing and footwear it sells is imported from Asia, and would incur tariffs if re-exported to the EU without being processed in the UK.

The retailer is currently looking at a range of EU countries — including Germany and the Netherlands — to locate a new warehouse to serve EU customers.Smaller businesses have also been looking at how to prevent paying double duty, or seeing its EU customers charged VAT to receive their products. About one in five small businesses export overseas, according to business group Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).

Brie Read, chief executive of hosiery retailer Snag Tights, based in Livingstone, Scotland, decided the firm “just couldn’t wait for a decision on Brexit” and began to look for an EU warehouse last July.

The firm, which sends 1,000 parcels, or 30% of its orders, to Europe each day, has leased a warehouse in Venlo in south-east Netherlands, close to the Germany border.

“Everyone speaks English — and links are great to both the north and south of Europe,” Read said.

Even Strokes, an online retailer specialising in motocross gear and parts, and only established in 2019, has recorded a “horrific” fall in sales since the start of January, said founder James Burfield. “Brexit threw us a bigger curveball than Covid,” he added.


DPD, the courier service used by Burfield, temporarily paused its road service to Europe, blaming new border procedures and additional customs paperwork for increased transit times. Customers have also complained to Even Strokes over higher shipping costs and times. Some have demanded refunds.

As a result, Burfield is now looking to rent a warehouse in the Netherlands or Belgium, and employing a new staff member overseas.
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Welcome to Brexit on 17:18 - Jan 26 with 3277 viewsdirk_doone

Welcome to Brexit on 16:16 - Jan 26 by kentsouthampton

Brexit: Dutch warehouse boom as UK firms forced to invest abroad​
Hornby and JD Sports among firms after space to offset port delays, extra freight costs plus new VAT and customs fees

‘An absolute killer’ — small firms struggle with Brexit VAT
Move to EU to avoid Brexit fees, UK department says

Logistics and warehousing companies in the Netherlands are being inundated with requests from British businesses looking to rent warehouse space, as the country experiences a Brexit boom in investment and jobs.

Thousands of small businesses have been plunged into crisis by the UK’s departure from the EU, with exports to the continent collapsing because of delays at ports, increased shipping costs, and the sudden addition of VAT, customs duties, and in some cases tariffs, on shipments sent from the UK to customers within the bloc.

Many have been left with no option but to invest in distribution networks within the EU, and the Dutch logistics industry is reaping the rewards.

Netherlands logistics companies have been flooded with calls for help, while the number of British companies searching for a base in the country has doubled in the last 18 months, the Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency (NFIA) said on Tuesday. The agency has a list of more than 500 global firms considering investing in the Netherlands because of Brexit — half of which are UK companies.

Toy trainmaker Hornby and clothing retailer JD Sports are among those thought to be considering warehousing in the Netherlands.

“We know for a fact it is going to be complete madness into summer,” said Jochem Sanders, business development manager at the Holland International Distribution Council, a non-profit body which he describes as a “matchmaker” for Dutch logistics firms.

Sanders said he has been contacted by more than one British company per day throughout December and January, all looking for warehousing space, and he expects the number of requests to continue.

“I have had requests from 25 UK companies so far in January, and in December more than 30, asking can you put us in touch with Dutch logistics firms,” Sanders said.

The number of companies searching for a base in the Netherlands has surged in recent months, according to Michiel Bakhuizen, spokesperson for the NFIA, which is a government agency tasked with attracting foreign investment.

While around half are British companies, the other half are from places such as the US and Asia, who want a foothold in the EU, and have decided against locating in the UK following its departure from the bloc.

By distributing from inside the bloc, UK firms are able to avoid their customers in the 27 EU member states being hit by VAT charges, customs duties and lengthy port delays which have impacted cross-border trade since 1 January.

“A lot of companies are thinking of establishing themselves on the European mainland and the Netherlands is one of the big hubs for that,” Bakhuizen said. “We are pretty busy because of Brexit at the moment.”

Part of the country’s popularity can be linked to Rotterdam, Europe’s largest port, as well as Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport.

But the Netherlands logistics sector also boasts the ability to reach customers in all corners of the EU — from Rome and Madrid, to Stockholm and Warsaw — within 24 hours.

For now the EU, with its 500 million consumers, remains the UK’s largest trading partner. The UK exported £294bn of goods and services to the bloc in 2019, according to official statistics, representing 43% of UK trade. Hornby has reorganised its operations. It has resumed EU exports after a pause of several weeks, and will begin serving its European customers from a new warehouse based in mainland Europe within weeks.

Chief executive Lyndon Davies said “We bring in 300-400 containers per year and we are shipping to our warehouses in the US, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, so we will consolidate at our factory and probably bring it direct into Europe”.

The move will save European customers from having to pay higher shipping costs and VAT to receive items ordered from the company’s website, as well as the tariffs levied on certain models.

Under the “rules of origin” outlined in the Brexit agreement, products which are not made in Britain, such as Hornby’s Chinese-made toys, attract tariffs when re-exported from the UK into the European market.

Sportswear retailer JD Sports, which hit £1.6bn of European sales in 2020, has said it is also working out how to negotiate the complex new rules, given much of the clothing and footwear it sells is imported from Asia, and would incur tariffs if re-exported to the EU without being processed in the UK.

The retailer is currently looking at a range of EU countries — including Germany and the Netherlands — to locate a new warehouse to serve EU customers.Smaller businesses have also been looking at how to prevent paying double duty, or seeing its EU customers charged VAT to receive their products. About one in five small businesses export overseas, according to business group Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).

Brie Read, chief executive of hosiery retailer Snag Tights, based in Livingstone, Scotland, decided the firm “just couldn’t wait for a decision on Brexit” and began to look for an EU warehouse last July.

The firm, which sends 1,000 parcels, or 30% of its orders, to Europe each day, has leased a warehouse in Venlo in south-east Netherlands, close to the Germany border.

“Everyone speaks English — and links are great to both the north and south of Europe,” Read said.

Even Strokes, an online retailer specialising in motocross gear and parts, and only established in 2019, has recorded a “horrific” fall in sales since the start of January, said founder James Burfield. “Brexit threw us a bigger curveball than Covid,” he added.


DPD, the courier service used by Burfield, temporarily paused its road service to Europe, blaming new border procedures and additional customs paperwork for increased transit times. Customers have also complained to Even Strokes over higher shipping costs and times. Some have demanded refunds.

As a result, Burfield is now looking to rent a warehouse in the Netherlands or Belgium, and employing a new staff member overseas.


Well, at least one country is experiencing a Brexit boom then.

Looks like the Netherlands is going to take over from the UK as the English speaking country in the EU which international as well as British companies base themselves in. They have an exceptionally high percentage of good English speakers there.

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Welcome to Brexit on 18:22 - Jan 26 with 3251 viewsBridders2

Welcome to Brexit on 16:16 - Jan 26 by kentsouthampton

Brexit: Dutch warehouse boom as UK firms forced to invest abroad​
Hornby and JD Sports among firms after space to offset port delays, extra freight costs plus new VAT and customs fees

‘An absolute killer’ — small firms struggle with Brexit VAT
Move to EU to avoid Brexit fees, UK department says

Logistics and warehousing companies in the Netherlands are being inundated with requests from British businesses looking to rent warehouse space, as the country experiences a Brexit boom in investment and jobs.

Thousands of small businesses have been plunged into crisis by the UK’s departure from the EU, with exports to the continent collapsing because of delays at ports, increased shipping costs, and the sudden addition of VAT, customs duties, and in some cases tariffs, on shipments sent from the UK to customers within the bloc.

Many have been left with no option but to invest in distribution networks within the EU, and the Dutch logistics industry is reaping the rewards.

Netherlands logistics companies have been flooded with calls for help, while the number of British companies searching for a base in the country has doubled in the last 18 months, the Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency (NFIA) said on Tuesday. The agency has a list of more than 500 global firms considering investing in the Netherlands because of Brexit — half of which are UK companies.

Toy trainmaker Hornby and clothing retailer JD Sports are among those thought to be considering warehousing in the Netherlands.

“We know for a fact it is going to be complete madness into summer,” said Jochem Sanders, business development manager at the Holland International Distribution Council, a non-profit body which he describes as a “matchmaker” for Dutch logistics firms.

Sanders said he has been contacted by more than one British company per day throughout December and January, all looking for warehousing space, and he expects the number of requests to continue.

“I have had requests from 25 UK companies so far in January, and in December more than 30, asking can you put us in touch with Dutch logistics firms,” Sanders said.

The number of companies searching for a base in the Netherlands has surged in recent months, according to Michiel Bakhuizen, spokesperson for the NFIA, which is a government agency tasked with attracting foreign investment.

While around half are British companies, the other half are from places such as the US and Asia, who want a foothold in the EU, and have decided against locating in the UK following its departure from the bloc.

By distributing from inside the bloc, UK firms are able to avoid their customers in the 27 EU member states being hit by VAT charges, customs duties and lengthy port delays which have impacted cross-border trade since 1 January.

“A lot of companies are thinking of establishing themselves on the European mainland and the Netherlands is one of the big hubs for that,” Bakhuizen said. “We are pretty busy because of Brexit at the moment.”

Part of the country’s popularity can be linked to Rotterdam, Europe’s largest port, as well as Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport.

But the Netherlands logistics sector also boasts the ability to reach customers in all corners of the EU — from Rome and Madrid, to Stockholm and Warsaw — within 24 hours.

For now the EU, with its 500 million consumers, remains the UK’s largest trading partner. The UK exported £294bn of goods and services to the bloc in 2019, according to official statistics, representing 43% of UK trade. Hornby has reorganised its operations. It has resumed EU exports after a pause of several weeks, and will begin serving its European customers from a new warehouse based in mainland Europe within weeks.

Chief executive Lyndon Davies said “We bring in 300-400 containers per year and we are shipping to our warehouses in the US, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, so we will consolidate at our factory and probably bring it direct into Europe”.

The move will save European customers from having to pay higher shipping costs and VAT to receive items ordered from the company’s website, as well as the tariffs levied on certain models.

Under the “rules of origin” outlined in the Brexit agreement, products which are not made in Britain, such as Hornby’s Chinese-made toys, attract tariffs when re-exported from the UK into the European market.

Sportswear retailer JD Sports, which hit £1.6bn of European sales in 2020, has said it is also working out how to negotiate the complex new rules, given much of the clothing and footwear it sells is imported from Asia, and would incur tariffs if re-exported to the EU without being processed in the UK.

The retailer is currently looking at a range of EU countries — including Germany and the Netherlands — to locate a new warehouse to serve EU customers.Smaller businesses have also been looking at how to prevent paying double duty, or seeing its EU customers charged VAT to receive their products. About one in five small businesses export overseas, according to business group Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).

Brie Read, chief executive of hosiery retailer Snag Tights, based in Livingstone, Scotland, decided the firm “just couldn’t wait for a decision on Brexit” and began to look for an EU warehouse last July.

The firm, which sends 1,000 parcels, or 30% of its orders, to Europe each day, has leased a warehouse in Venlo in south-east Netherlands, close to the Germany border.

“Everyone speaks English — and links are great to both the north and south of Europe,” Read said.

Even Strokes, an online retailer specialising in motocross gear and parts, and only established in 2019, has recorded a “horrific” fall in sales since the start of January, said founder James Burfield. “Brexit threw us a bigger curveball than Covid,” he added.


DPD, the courier service used by Burfield, temporarily paused its road service to Europe, blaming new border procedures and additional customs paperwork for increased transit times. Customers have also complained to Even Strokes over higher shipping costs and times. Some have demanded refunds.

As a result, Burfield is now looking to rent a warehouse in the Netherlands or Belgium, and employing a new staff member overseas.


Most British products are made in the far East, so set up a warehouse in the EU and export direct to EU countries, and bank the money in the UK. What's the point of importing a pair of trainers to the UK to then send them to the EU. We'll still have plenty of trade into the UK for the domestic market and British companies will have the best of both worlds, with increased funds to invest in other projects.
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Welcome to Brexit on 18:28 - Jan 26 with 3242 viewsgrumpy

Welcome to Brexit on 18:22 - Jan 26 by Bridders2

Most British products are made in the far East, so set up a warehouse in the EU and export direct to EU countries, and bank the money in the UK. What's the point of importing a pair of trainers to the UK to then send them to the EU. We'll still have plenty of trade into the UK for the domestic market and British companies will have the best of both worlds, with increased funds to invest in other projects.


Doesn't help much with employment here tho.
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Welcome to Brexit on 18:33 - Jan 26 with 3208 viewsDorsetIan

Welcome to Brexit on 16:16 - Jan 26 by kentsouthampton

Brexit: Dutch warehouse boom as UK firms forced to invest abroad​
Hornby and JD Sports among firms after space to offset port delays, extra freight costs plus new VAT and customs fees

‘An absolute killer’ — small firms struggle with Brexit VAT
Move to EU to avoid Brexit fees, UK department says

Logistics and warehousing companies in the Netherlands are being inundated with requests from British businesses looking to rent warehouse space, as the country experiences a Brexit boom in investment and jobs.

Thousands of small businesses have been plunged into crisis by the UK’s departure from the EU, with exports to the continent collapsing because of delays at ports, increased shipping costs, and the sudden addition of VAT, customs duties, and in some cases tariffs, on shipments sent from the UK to customers within the bloc.

Many have been left with no option but to invest in distribution networks within the EU, and the Dutch logistics industry is reaping the rewards.

Netherlands logistics companies have been flooded with calls for help, while the number of British companies searching for a base in the country has doubled in the last 18 months, the Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency (NFIA) said on Tuesday. The agency has a list of more than 500 global firms considering investing in the Netherlands because of Brexit — half of which are UK companies.

Toy trainmaker Hornby and clothing retailer JD Sports are among those thought to be considering warehousing in the Netherlands.

“We know for a fact it is going to be complete madness into summer,” said Jochem Sanders, business development manager at the Holland International Distribution Council, a non-profit body which he describes as a “matchmaker” for Dutch logistics firms.

Sanders said he has been contacted by more than one British company per day throughout December and January, all looking for warehousing space, and he expects the number of requests to continue.

“I have had requests from 25 UK companies so far in January, and in December more than 30, asking can you put us in touch with Dutch logistics firms,” Sanders said.

The number of companies searching for a base in the Netherlands has surged in recent months, according to Michiel Bakhuizen, spokesperson for the NFIA, which is a government agency tasked with attracting foreign investment.

While around half are British companies, the other half are from places such as the US and Asia, who want a foothold in the EU, and have decided against locating in the UK following its departure from the bloc.

By distributing from inside the bloc, UK firms are able to avoid their customers in the 27 EU member states being hit by VAT charges, customs duties and lengthy port delays which have impacted cross-border trade since 1 January.

“A lot of companies are thinking of establishing themselves on the European mainland and the Netherlands is one of the big hubs for that,” Bakhuizen said. “We are pretty busy because of Brexit at the moment.”

Part of the country’s popularity can be linked to Rotterdam, Europe’s largest port, as well as Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport.

But the Netherlands logistics sector also boasts the ability to reach customers in all corners of the EU — from Rome and Madrid, to Stockholm and Warsaw — within 24 hours.

For now the EU, with its 500 million consumers, remains the UK’s largest trading partner. The UK exported £294bn of goods and services to the bloc in 2019, according to official statistics, representing 43% of UK trade. Hornby has reorganised its operations. It has resumed EU exports after a pause of several weeks, and will begin serving its European customers from a new warehouse based in mainland Europe within weeks.

Chief executive Lyndon Davies said “We bring in 300-400 containers per year and we are shipping to our warehouses in the US, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, so we will consolidate at our factory and probably bring it direct into Europe”.

The move will save European customers from having to pay higher shipping costs and VAT to receive items ordered from the company’s website, as well as the tariffs levied on certain models.

Under the “rules of origin” outlined in the Brexit agreement, products which are not made in Britain, such as Hornby’s Chinese-made toys, attract tariffs when re-exported from the UK into the European market.

Sportswear retailer JD Sports, which hit £1.6bn of European sales in 2020, has said it is also working out how to negotiate the complex new rules, given much of the clothing and footwear it sells is imported from Asia, and would incur tariffs if re-exported to the EU without being processed in the UK.

The retailer is currently looking at a range of EU countries — including Germany and the Netherlands — to locate a new warehouse to serve EU customers.Smaller businesses have also been looking at how to prevent paying double duty, or seeing its EU customers charged VAT to receive their products. About one in five small businesses export overseas, according to business group Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).

Brie Read, chief executive of hosiery retailer Snag Tights, based in Livingstone, Scotland, decided the firm “just couldn’t wait for a decision on Brexit” and began to look for an EU warehouse last July.

The firm, which sends 1,000 parcels, or 30% of its orders, to Europe each day, has leased a warehouse in Venlo in south-east Netherlands, close to the Germany border.

“Everyone speaks English — and links are great to both the north and south of Europe,” Read said.

Even Strokes, an online retailer specialising in motocross gear and parts, and only established in 2019, has recorded a “horrific” fall in sales since the start of January, said founder James Burfield. “Brexit threw us a bigger curveball than Covid,” he added.


DPD, the courier service used by Burfield, temporarily paused its road service to Europe, blaming new border procedures and additional customs paperwork for increased transit times. Customers have also complained to Even Strokes over higher shipping costs and times. Some have demanded refunds.

As a result, Burfield is now looking to rent a warehouse in the Netherlands or Belgium, and employing a new staff member overseas.


I doubt any of the most strident Brexit voices - Rees-Mogg, Farage, Redwood - have ever filled a form in in their lives.

Red tape sucks the life out of an economy. Lots of concerns about 'Brussels bureaucracy' but hardly any in relation to the tedious grind businesses are now faced with.

Brexit was always a mainly ideological project.

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Welcome to Brexit on 20:04 - Jan 26 with 3205 viewsBridders2

Welcome to Brexit on 18:28 - Jan 26 by grumpy

Doesn't help much with employment here tho.


Head offices employ a lot of people, warehouses hardly any.
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Welcome to Brexit on 23:16 - Jan 26 with 3168 viewsBicester_North

Welcome to Brexit on 16:16 - Jan 26 by kentsouthampton

Brexit: Dutch warehouse boom as UK firms forced to invest abroad​
Hornby and JD Sports among firms after space to offset port delays, extra freight costs plus new VAT and customs fees

‘An absolute killer’ — small firms struggle with Brexit VAT
Move to EU to avoid Brexit fees, UK department says

Logistics and warehousing companies in the Netherlands are being inundated with requests from British businesses looking to rent warehouse space, as the country experiences a Brexit boom in investment and jobs.

Thousands of small businesses have been plunged into crisis by the UK’s departure from the EU, with exports to the continent collapsing because of delays at ports, increased shipping costs, and the sudden addition of VAT, customs duties, and in some cases tariffs, on shipments sent from the UK to customers within the bloc.

Many have been left with no option but to invest in distribution networks within the EU, and the Dutch logistics industry is reaping the rewards.

Netherlands logistics companies have been flooded with calls for help, while the number of British companies searching for a base in the country has doubled in the last 18 months, the Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency (NFIA) said on Tuesday. The agency has a list of more than 500 global firms considering investing in the Netherlands because of Brexit — half of which are UK companies.

Toy trainmaker Hornby and clothing retailer JD Sports are among those thought to be considering warehousing in the Netherlands.

“We know for a fact it is going to be complete madness into summer,” said Jochem Sanders, business development manager at the Holland International Distribution Council, a non-profit body which he describes as a “matchmaker” for Dutch logistics firms.

Sanders said he has been contacted by more than one British company per day throughout December and January, all looking for warehousing space, and he expects the number of requests to continue.

“I have had requests from 25 UK companies so far in January, and in December more than 30, asking can you put us in touch with Dutch logistics firms,” Sanders said.

The number of companies searching for a base in the Netherlands has surged in recent months, according to Michiel Bakhuizen, spokesperson for the NFIA, which is a government agency tasked with attracting foreign investment.

While around half are British companies, the other half are from places such as the US and Asia, who want a foothold in the EU, and have decided against locating in the UK following its departure from the bloc.

By distributing from inside the bloc, UK firms are able to avoid their customers in the 27 EU member states being hit by VAT charges, customs duties and lengthy port delays which have impacted cross-border trade since 1 January.

“A lot of companies are thinking of establishing themselves on the European mainland and the Netherlands is one of the big hubs for that,” Bakhuizen said. “We are pretty busy because of Brexit at the moment.”

Part of the country’s popularity can be linked to Rotterdam, Europe’s largest port, as well as Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport.

But the Netherlands logistics sector also boasts the ability to reach customers in all corners of the EU — from Rome and Madrid, to Stockholm and Warsaw — within 24 hours.

For now the EU, with its 500 million consumers, remains the UK’s largest trading partner. The UK exported £294bn of goods and services to the bloc in 2019, according to official statistics, representing 43% of UK trade. Hornby has reorganised its operations. It has resumed EU exports after a pause of several weeks, and will begin serving its European customers from a new warehouse based in mainland Europe within weeks.

Chief executive Lyndon Davies said “We bring in 300-400 containers per year and we are shipping to our warehouses in the US, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, so we will consolidate at our factory and probably bring it direct into Europe”.

The move will save European customers from having to pay higher shipping costs and VAT to receive items ordered from the company’s website, as well as the tariffs levied on certain models.

Under the “rules of origin” outlined in the Brexit agreement, products which are not made in Britain, such as Hornby’s Chinese-made toys, attract tariffs when re-exported from the UK into the European market.

Sportswear retailer JD Sports, which hit £1.6bn of European sales in 2020, has said it is also working out how to negotiate the complex new rules, given much of the clothing and footwear it sells is imported from Asia, and would incur tariffs if re-exported to the EU without being processed in the UK.

The retailer is currently looking at a range of EU countries — including Germany and the Netherlands — to locate a new warehouse to serve EU customers.Smaller businesses have also been looking at how to prevent paying double duty, or seeing its EU customers charged VAT to receive their products. About one in five small businesses export overseas, according to business group Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).

Brie Read, chief executive of hosiery retailer Snag Tights, based in Livingstone, Scotland, decided the firm “just couldn’t wait for a decision on Brexit” and began to look for an EU warehouse last July.

The firm, which sends 1,000 parcels, or 30% of its orders, to Europe each day, has leased a warehouse in Venlo in south-east Netherlands, close to the Germany border.

“Everyone speaks English — and links are great to both the north and south of Europe,” Read said.

Even Strokes, an online retailer specialising in motocross gear and parts, and only established in 2019, has recorded a “horrific” fall in sales since the start of January, said founder James Burfield. “Brexit threw us a bigger curveball than Covid,” he added.


DPD, the courier service used by Burfield, temporarily paused its road service to Europe, blaming new border procedures and additional customs paperwork for increased transit times. Customers have also complained to Even Strokes over higher shipping costs and times. Some have demanded refunds.

As a result, Burfield is now looking to rent a warehouse in the Netherlands or Belgium, and employing a new staff member overseas.


Well done for taking the time to copy and paste the full Guardian article rather than just posting the link.

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Welcome to Brexit on 08:32 - Jan 27 with 3132 viewsBerber

Welcome to Brexit on 13:54 - Jan 26 by inthebox

Some of may have missed it, if your not interested then you can always ignore it at least I'm keeping them to non football forum.


I can indeed, but your approach is hardly that of an adult. Maybe justifiably.
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Welcome to Brexit on 09:34 - Jan 27 with 3114 viewsGasGiant

Welcome to Brexit on 08:32 - Jan 27 by Berber

I can indeed, but your approach is hardly that of an adult. Maybe justifiably.


You seem to believe all this without question because you are quite young and inexperienced, and are perhaps of a nervous defeatist nature. HOw do you account for Britain's survival from the advent of the EEC in the 1950s to when we first joined in the 1970s? What was the relative impact on the Dutch economy after the Six first formed a trading bloc that excluded Britain?
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Welcome to Brexit on 12:27 - Jan 27 with 3079 viewsBerber

Welcome to Brexit on 09:34 - Jan 27 by GasGiant

You seem to believe all this without question because you are quite young and inexperienced, and are perhaps of a nervous defeatist nature. HOw do you account for Britain's survival from the advent of the EEC in the 1950s to when we first joined in the 1970s? What was the relative impact on the Dutch economy after the Six first formed a trading bloc that excluded Britain?


You have missed the point. Posting links to articles is useful as backup to opinions and arguments. We can all use the internet, Newsnow and a variety of sources for information and opinion.

Just posting links is a lazy waste of time, as we can all find those links anyway. If the poster has no valid point to make either in support or against, they are not offering anything to the debate. If they cared enough one way or the other, they surely have an opinion to express, or are prepared to debate the point? Isn't that what the board is for? That is what is frustrating. I have used the Tommy Cooper card trick before as an example. He just threw the pack of cards at the audience and said "Find it yourself." It was funny as a gimmick. But just posting links is the same thing without the humour.

I am not nervous at all about the future, whether it was inside or outside of the EU and I wish I was quite young. Haha.
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Welcome to Brexit on 17:31 - Jan 27 with 3049 viewsGasGiant

Welcome to Brexit on 12:27 - Jan 27 by Berber

You have missed the point. Posting links to articles is useful as backup to opinions and arguments. We can all use the internet, Newsnow and a variety of sources for information and opinion.

Just posting links is a lazy waste of time, as we can all find those links anyway. If the poster has no valid point to make either in support or against, they are not offering anything to the debate. If they cared enough one way or the other, they surely have an opinion to express, or are prepared to debate the point? Isn't that what the board is for? That is what is frustrating. I have used the Tommy Cooper card trick before as an example. He just threw the pack of cards at the audience and said "Find it yourself." It was funny as a gimmick. But just posting links is the same thing without the humour.

I am not nervous at all about the future, whether it was inside or outside of the EU and I wish I was quite young. Haha.


Fair enough, but bear in mind that the Guardian is not the paper of reference when it comes to the actualite of Business and Commerce. Commerce is a Private Sector matter; The Guardian is written for - and read by - those who typically work in the public sector (80%+ of its readership) and as a result it debates the politics of trade rather than the contenxt of trade. Thos shipments held up by officious, petty and even malicious customs officials were not sent to Holland on spec. All those goods had customers waiting their delivery who were equally angry and frustrated at the conniving actions at the border. Trade has its own dynamics - if our products are desirable they will sell in Europe and the current border shenanigins will reduce, as they have done several times in the past. Our Governments don't seem to value manufacturing in the UK but we have a skilled workforce that continues to attract foreign companies and liberal employment laws that make us more attractive than (say) France. I don't share the Guardian's politically motivated pessimism, but then again I read the FT and the Sunday TImes, not the Guardian.
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Welcome to Brexit on 17:55 - Jan 27 with 3037 viewskentsouthampton

Our government is actively telling firms to take part or all of their businesses to the EU, it tells you that the current bureaucratic hurdles are not going to be resolved any time soon.
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Welcome to Brexit on 21:00 - Jan 27 with 2989 viewsGasGiant

Welcome to Brexit on 17:55 - Jan 27 by kentsouthampton

Our government is actively telling firms to take part or all of their businesses to the EU, it tells you that the current bureaucratic hurdles are not going to be resolved any time soon.


"Our Government is telling firms to take business to the EU?" Where, when and how and what does this mean - does it mean "close your UK offices and open offices in the EU"? Because that sounds like the complete opposite of the Government's line. WHo is saying this - the Dept for Trade? I haven't received any communication saying this, and neither has anyone I know. Can you verify where this is happening - and why?
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Welcome to Brexit on 18:49 - Jan 28 with 2914 viewskentsouthampton

Welcome to Brexit on 21:00 - Jan 27 by GasGiant

"Our Government is telling firms to take business to the EU?" Where, when and how and what does this mean - does it mean "close your UK offices and open offices in the EU"? Because that sounds like the complete opposite of the Government's line. WHo is saying this - the Dept for Trade? I haven't received any communication saying this, and neither has anyone I know. Can you verify where this is happening - and why?


Andrew Moss, who runs Horizon Retail Marketing Solutions, based in Ely, Cambridgeshire, which sells packaging and point-of-sale marketing displays in the UK and to EU customers, is registering a European company Horizon Europe in the Netherlands in the next few weeks, on the advice of a senior government adviser.

Geoffrey Betts, managing director of Stewart Superior Ltd, a company in Marlow, Bucks, which sells office supplies to UK and continental customers, said he had also decided to set up a company in the Netherlands for the same reasons.

He had also spoken to an official at the Department for International Trade before making his decision and received the same advice. “When the government said it had secured free trade, it was obvious it was nothing of the sort,” said Betts. VAT issues, new charges on moving goods and more bureaucracy all added up to an “administrative nightmare”, he said.

I suppose both these fellas are lying.
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Welcome to Brexit on 08:52 - Jan 29 with 2838 viewsGasGiant

Welcome to Brexit on 18:49 - Jan 28 by kentsouthampton

Andrew Moss, who runs Horizon Retail Marketing Solutions, based in Ely, Cambridgeshire, which sells packaging and point-of-sale marketing displays in the UK and to EU customers, is registering a European company Horizon Europe in the Netherlands in the next few weeks, on the advice of a senior government adviser.

Geoffrey Betts, managing director of Stewart Superior Ltd, a company in Marlow, Bucks, which sells office supplies to UK and continental customers, said he had also decided to set up a company in the Netherlands for the same reasons.

He had also spoken to an official at the Department for International Trade before making his decision and received the same advice. “When the government said it had secured free trade, it was obvious it was nothing of the sort,” said Betts. VAT issues, new charges on moving goods and more bureaucracy all added up to an “administrative nightmare”, he said.

I suppose both these fellas are lying.


I don't know if they are lying because I haven't spoken to either of them but I do know that the words of the first anecdote are dubious, because a small packaging company would not speak directly to a "senior Government Adviser" unless a) it was in fact via a "Chat Now" enquiry on the Gov.UK website or b) they met at a cocktail party. As for the second, I don't know anyone who interpreted our agreement at christmas as a "Free Trade" deal. That was what we had when we were in the EU - it would be bizarre in the extreme if after five years of "tough negotiation" we were given it all back again. There may be good reasons to set up a company in mainland Europe - it is probably a daily occurrence both before and after Brexit. And it works both ways. I know a company in the Czech Republic considering a small presence in the UK for car part distribution. Arguing with small anecdotes written by someone else is never a good idea. You inflated these two stories to infer that Government policy is to relocate our companies to mainland Europe, which is rubbish because they haven't.
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Welcome to Brexit on 10:49 - Jan 29 with 2781 viewsDorsetIan

Anyone thinking of setting up a business in Europe (and vice versa) should remember that as we are no longer part of the EU, blanket 'freedom of establishment' no longer applies.

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Welcome to Brexit on 10:55 - Jan 29 with 2802 viewsdirk_doone

Businesses are closing down rather than expanding:

https://www.ft.com/content/3058170d-aedd-4944-b5bd-abf9ac4469fd
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Welcome to Brexit on 12:39 - Jan 29 with 2777 viewsGasGiant

Welcome to Brexit on 10:55 - Jan 29 by dirk_doone

Businesses are closing down rather than expanding:

https://www.ft.com/content/3058170d-aedd-4944-b5bd-abf9ac4469fd
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It is tragic to think what is going to happen to our economy even after we get Covid sorted. Good people who have spent a lifetime building businesses and trades will lose everything, including homes and families. This why I reject the howling of those in safe public sector jobs with guaranteed pension rights telling people in the private sector to hide in bunkers for months and months as though there is no downside to any of this. For most of the self employed nobody is going to come to their recue.
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Welcome to Brexit on 12:53 - Jan 29 with 2774 viewsBazza

Serious question; VAT and country of origin documentation issues have existed for years along with frequent changes in VAT rules. What's so different that's caused the new post -Brexit surprises?
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Welcome to Brexit on 13:11 - Jan 29 with 2770 viewsdirk_doone

Welcome to Brexit on 12:53 - Jan 29 by Bazza

Serious question; VAT and country of origin documentation issues have existed for years along with frequent changes in VAT rules. What's so different that's caused the new post -Brexit surprises?


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9167681/Post-Brexit-fish-exports-SEVEN-

https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/opinion/readers-letters/1878976/readers-letters-

https://www.ft.com/content/fbc6f191-6d69-4dcb-b374-0fa6e48a9a1e
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Welcome to Brexit on 21:11 - Jan 29 with 2703 viewsdirk_doone

Welcome to Brexit on 13:11 - Jan 29 by dirk_doone

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9167681/Post-Brexit-fish-exports-SEVEN-

https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/opinion/readers-letters/1878976/readers-letters-

https://www.ft.com/content/fbc6f191-6d69-4dcb-b374-0fa6e48a9a1e
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We've not only gained bureacracy, we've lost our sovereignty:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-55849864

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Welcome to Brexit on 21:15 - Jan 29 with 2695 viewsJaySaint

amazing. within a month, the EU break international treaties and put a border in Ireland

The Irish and N.Irish are fuming. What makes it worse (predictable), the EU didnt even consult their member state.

now, imagine if screams if the UK did half of this.

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