Trade with Ukraine, Russia and Belarus

• Click here for a practical guide with questions on trading in this region of the world
• Click here for information on Humanitarian aid to Ukraine

Immigration information for Ukrainians in the UK, British nationals and their family members is available by visiting https://bit.ly/3u6LTNl

The British Chambers of Commerce, on our behalf, has been working hard to assess how the war in Ukraine will impact our member businesses in the coming weeks and months.

As part of this work, they asked London Chamber member, Fragomen – a law firm specialising in immigration, to consider how employers can support staff and their families.

Visit https://bit.ly/3u0YxNO to access their article

Additional resources from Fragomen:

Exiting Ukraine and immigration considerations for the UK – visit https://bit.ly/3qh4KEh

Land Border Crossing Requirements for Ukrainians – visit https://bit.ly/3CUAm7L

15th March 2022

The UK Government has announced new economic sanctions against Russia.

The new sanctions will deny Russia and Belarus access to Most Favoured Nation tariffs for hundreds of their exports and ban UK exports of high-end luxury goods to both countries. The full press release can be viewed here.

In addition, UK Export Finance has announced it will no longer issue any new guarantees, loans and insurance for exports to Russia and Belarus, whilst retaining £3.5 billion of financial support for trade to Ukraine. You can view the press release here.

Russia

Russian Sanctions guidance – click here

Financial Sanctions Russia – click here

Belarus

Financial Sanctions Belarus – click here

The Department for International Trade (DIT) has expanded the Export Support Service (ESS) to act as a single point of enquiry for businesses and traders with questions relating to the situation in Ukraine and Russia.

Visit https://www.gov.uk/ask-export-support-team, or call the helpline on 0300 303 8955.

The service is currently operating daily from 8am to 10pm including weekends