Business events and webinars
Attend free virtual events hosted by ourselves and our partners to get valuable, practical advice on growing your business in international markets and preparing your business for the end of the EU transition period (Brexit). Choose from a range of sector specific webinars; from food and drink, to life sciences, to automotive, as well as information on customs processes. Plus, specific information on the plans you should be making to ensure your business is ready come 1 January 2021. Playbacks are available for most of these events using the links below.
Help and support if your business trades with the EU
Access the GOV.UK list of webinars and videos hosted by BEIS, Defra, HMRC and DIT to learn more about the support available to your business.
Check, Change, Go - Prepare your business for the end of the transition period
Find and register for sector specific webinars hosted by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy providing key actions for businesses to take.
Check, Change, Go - Exporting animals and products of animal origin
Prepare your business for the end of the transition period with webinars hosted by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. These webinars are for exporters of animals and products of animal origin to the EU.
HMRC Transition webinars
DIT – Transition period webinar for UK businesses
The Department for International Trade (DIT) offers a series of webinars to support UK businesses with understanding the new rules of trading from 1 January 2021.
Further webinars are scheduled for 10 and 17 December.
Q&A session for the food and drink sector on the UK-Japan FTA in relation to Tariff Rate Quotas
This session provides an opportunity for companies to ensure they fully understand how the new scheme works. Companies that exported to Japan under the previous EPA TRQ scheme can watch to ensure they are aware of new considerations when exporting under this new CEPA TRQ scheme.
Tuesday 15 December, 9am - 10am
DIT - EU-UK: Trading Alcoholic Drinks
This webinar looks at the alcohol industry, with presentations and Q&A sessions from HMRC and DEFRA. This webinar is relevant to EU exporters of alcohol to the UK, but also to GB exporters of alcohol to the EU.
Thursday 17 December, 3pm – 4.30pm
ChamberCustoms - Countdown to change webinar series
An update for traders on EU, UK talks and planning for the end of the transition period.
This highly relevant series of four webinars delivered by ChamberCustoms and hosted by Customs expert Liam Smyth will guide businesses through the complexity of change in our import and export processes, systems and controls from 1 January 2021.
Next webinar: Tuesday 15 December, 2pm – 3pm
ICO - Keep data flowing at the end of the UK's transition out of the EU
This webinar, aimed at SMEs, will look at the key data protection requirements you need to consider at the end of the transition period.
Business Gateway Brexit webinars
Browse a range of webinars looking at what you need to do to prepare for the transition period from Business Gateway.
London Chamber of Commerce EU Exit webinars
London Chamber of Commerce offers a range of upcoming webinars relating to the EU Exit.
Planning ahead to the end of the transition period – update on UK-EU talks for traders
Kevin Shakespeare, director of stakeholder engagement at the Institute of Export & International Trade, delivers a webinar to update businesses on the latest developments in the UK-EU talks for the future trading relationship and what actions a businesses can take now to prepare for the end of the transition period.
UK Customs Academy webinar programme
The UK Customs Academy has rounded up links to some of the most relevant webinars covering Customs related topics, including transit, valuation, international freight post transition and incoterms.
Trader Support Service webinar programme
You can access short webinars on core topics relating to changes to Northern Ireland trade which take effect from 1 January 2021, including Introduction to XI EORI numbers, Introduction to VAT and Introduction to the Trader Support Service. These webinars complement longer courses and how-to guides, also accessible on this website.
Marine Scotland webinar programme
These webinars, which took place over November and December, look at the new requirements for importing and exporting non-live fishery products, importing and exporting live fishery products and what is required for moving goods as part of the Northern Ireland Protocol.
The BioIndustry Association Brexit briefing webinars
The BioIndustry Association holds monthly Brexit briefing webinars which are available to watch on their YouTube channel.
Scottish Enterprise webinar programme
The Scottish Enterprise upcoming webinar programme covers a range of business topics including the latest information on Brexit. You can also re-watch previous Brexit webinars in the playback section.
What employers should be doing now to prepare if they want to recruit from EEA and beyond
For Scottish employers faced with skills shortages in the domestic labour market, recruiting talent from overseas is often critical to the growth of the business. Never used the immigration system? Find out how to access talent from the EEA and beyond.
Thursday 10 December, 10am-11am
Led by TalentScotland
Brexit Essentials: The end of transition (Food and Drink Federation)
With the end of the EU transition period just weeks away, the Food and Drink Federation are holding an all day virtual event to give some clarity on what steps businesses need to take to ensure they continue to operate effectively from 1 January 2021.
Thursday 10 December, 9AM - 4.30PM
Getting Ready for Brexit – Key Issues that need to be considered now
BiP Solutions’ Procurement Advice and Support Service (PASS) is providing access to a range of briefings and webinars specifically relating to the end of the transition period, designed to help buyers navigate the challenges – ensuring that they can work effectively, compliantly and responsively in a dynamic and fast changing environment.
Next webinar: 9 December 2020, 11:00AM - 12:00PM
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Planning ahead to the end of the transition period - update on UK EU talks for traders
The following webinars are led by Scottish Enterprise hosted on the GoToStage webinar channel. Register for each webinar to watch for free:
Get ready for 2021: Trading in the post transition world
Prepare for Brexit: Finance & currency management
Prepare for Brexit: Regulations & standards
Prepare for Brexit: Supply chain, transport & logistics
Prepare for Brexit: Customs, tariffs & taxation
Brexit: What is the latest in European low carbon innovation funding?
Post Brexit participation in Horizon 2020 and Interreg Programmes webinar
The following webinar is led by Scottish Enterprise hosted on the GoToStage webinar channel. Register for each webinar to watch for free:
Prepare for Brexit: Planning essentials for food and drink companies
Fish and Seafood
Marine Scotland and Seafish prepared a series of webinars to help seafood businesses prepare for changes to import and export processes for trade with the EU that will come into effect from 1 January 2021.
The following webinars are led by Scottish Enterprise hosted on the GoToStage webinar channel. Register for each webinar to watch for free:
Scottish companies looking to explore the Irish Market
Insights on the Supply Chain of Subsea 7 in the Gulf of Mexico
Senegal - A land of O&G supply chain and education providers opportunity
Business opportunities in Germany and the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW)
Selling to CNOOC: Offshore engineering opportunities in China
A list of free Open to Export webinars led by the Institute of Export & International Trade:
Open to Export: Beyond the EU video playlist
Brexit: Preparing for trade beyond the EU
The following webinar is led by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, hosted on the Workcast webinar channel. The webinar covers:
- Providing services to EU customers
- Getting your professional qualifications recognised
- Travelling for business
- Hiring staff from outside of the UK
- Transferring personal data between the UK and the EU
- Providing online services