LCCI Updates | News and Insights

24 Aug 2023

Plain Paper Printing Announcement

Starting on 12 September, all applications for Certificates of Origin must be submitted through our online platform, Ess Cert. This streamlined process eliminates the need for a Blank Certificate of Origin, allowing you to print directly onto plain paper.

23 Aug 2023

HMRC Tax Avoidance Campaign: Don't get caught out

LCCI is proud to promote HMRC’s recent campaign ‘Tax avoidance: don’t get caught out’. It advises taxpayers how to spot avoidance schemes, explains the risks involved and how to report a suspicious scheme to HMRC.

22 Aug 2023

Building an inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem

Dr Yaz Osho, senior lecturer in entrepreneurship at University of Westminster explores intersectionality and the importance of taking the whole selves of racially minoritised entrepreneurs into consideration.

17 Aug 2023

Unleashing the Power of Women Entrepreneurs in a Post-Pandemic World

The pandemic’s impact on women entrepreneurs was profound and disproportionate, it highlighted the need for policy makers to urgently address the inequal access to entrepreneurial support to ensure the sustainable and meaningful participation of female entrepreneurs in the recovery of the economy worldwide.

17 Aug 2023

Your Learning Module: Rules of Origin – Key access to preferential duty rates

The UK has 70+ Free Trade Agreements in effect, they bring countless benefits to SMEs, including the access to reduced or nil import duty rates; learn how to access them through the correct implementation and understanding of Rules of Origin.

17 Aug 2023

CPTPP – The UK’s door to Trans-Pacific market

The UK has joined the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the largest Trade Agreement signed since the departure from the EU. The agreement has brought extensive benefits expected to boost exports of goods and services.

16 Aug 2023

Update on Plain Paper Printing

From early September 2023, there will be a new process that will eliminate the need for a Blank Certificate of Origin, and you will be able to print directly onto plain paper through our online platform Ess Cert.

15 Aug 2023

Navigating the complex global landscape

For three days in June Geneva became the world capital of business as the 13th World Chambers Congress brought together movers and shakers from across the globe to tackle the pressing challenges of an uncertain world.

10 Aug 2023

From bricks and mortar to digital

Nikki Flanders, Managing Director of Customer Solutions, SSE Energy was the guest speaker at our recent Women in Business networking lunch, where she gripped the audience’s attention with an account of her 25 years of experience in the retail sector “from bricks and mortar to digital businesses.”

7 Aug 2023

The Championships: Upholding London’s global reputation and providing an exemplar model of community and business engagement

LCCI's CEO Richard Burge, shares his reflections on the global impact of The Wimbledon Championships following a recent visit to local businesses in Wimbledon Village.

20 Jul 2023

UK introduces new post-Brexit trading scheme for developing countries

The UK government has introduced the Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) to improve access to the UK market and support sustainable growth to over 47 developing countries through a more generous unilateral offer that includes reduced tariffs, liberalised rules of origin requirements and simplified conditions attached to the scheme.

20 Jul 2023

The Tug of Trade: Unveiling the Symphony of Global Reallocation

This article aims to unravel this intricate symphony of global reallocation, presenting a unique angle that reveals the hidden consequences and opportunities inherent in trade disputes.