The NI Protocol involves new requirements and responsibilities for Northern Ireland businesses who trade goods across borders. Whilst much of the detail is still to be agreed, international trade expert Dr Anna Jerzewska explores the key questions and issues over how the Protocol will be implemented.

Anna provides advice on what changes businesses can expect to see and how best to prepare for the operating environment which will exist after the end of the transition period. This 90 min webinar is chaired by David Roberts from Invest NI’s Brexit team. It is an interactive session where attendees submitted questions to Anna throughout the event, with a Q&A discussion at the end.

Agenda:

  • What will change under the NI Protocol
  • Potential documentation requirements and costs for NI importers including dealing with goods at risk
  • Potential requirements for NI exporters including Rules of Origin, exit declarations, transit of goods to EU via GB
  • Implications for NI of new tariffs/non-tariff barriers as a result of the future agreement between the UK and the EU
  • Which of these elements would be impacted if the UK was to diverge from EU legislation?
  • What can businesses do now to prepare?
  • Q&A/Discussion

Chair

David Roberts, Invest NI

Speaker

Dr Anna Jerzewska
Anna is a leading authority on international trade issues, with a wealth of experience spanning the private, policy and academic sectors. Based in Geneva, Anna works as an advisor for the UN International Trade Centre where she covers customs, market access and trade policy. Anna also spends a considerable amount of time in London where she has undertaken a number of Brexit-related projects including for the British Chambers of Commerce and for UK Government Departments. She regularly acts as an expert witness at Whitehall Committees and has produced numerous papers and articles on Brexit and trade issues. Anna recently became an Associate Fellow of the UK Trade Policy Observatory, an independent expert group.

Presentation slides

Download the presentation slides for Northern Ireland and Customs: Implications of the Northern Ireland Protocol (PDF)