News / 'Abandoned' SMEs struggling to prepare as final Brexit deadline looms

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UK small and medium-sized supply chain businesses claim government indecision and negotiating failures have left them all at sea, as the country prepares for the end of the Brexit transition period.

All UK supply chain companies will be required to operate under new customs and border control procedures from 1 January, but if a trade deal with the EU is reached, some red tape can be cut.

But the lack of clarity over a potential deal has meant many SMEs have refrained ...