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Government Updates
Announcements and Calls for Evidence:
The Growth Guarantee Scheme is a government-backed scheme designed to support access to finance for UK businesses as they look to invest and grow.
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Equity and Loan fund in Greater Manchester
£10m investment fund to support the growth of companies in the advanced manufacturing and materials sector in Greater Manchester.
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Green Book changes to drive investment in all parts of UK
Communities that have been under-invested in and overlooked for decades are now getting a fair hearing as the Chancellor pushes forward with her overhaul of how investment decisions are made by government.
Links under ‘More information’ added.
Get Started and Grow scheme Staffordshire
Free, expert-led support for Staffordshire businesses under 5 years old.
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Funding for businesses who give youngsters a chance as Government ramps up youth jobs drive
Businesses who take on jobless youngsters will be offered thousands of pounds in the latest boost to youth employment support.
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UKEF launches £50 billion defence export fund to back British defence industry
New export fund to enable UK defence companies of all sizes to compete for major international contracts.
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PM speech announcing the Defence Investment Plan: 30 June 2026
The Prime Minister’s speech announcing the Defence Investment Plan in Maidenhead this morning.LA
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Immigration and Asylum Bill 2026: impact assessment
Assessment of the costs and benefits of policies in the Immigration and Asylum Bill.
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Regulations, Compliance, Supply Chains, Procurement, and reporting requirements
Projects selected for the Regulators’ Pioneer Fund
Projects selected for the Regulators’ Pioneer Fund to help create a UK regulatory environment that encourages business innovation and investment.
Projects selected for the Regulators’ Pioneer Fund (2025) – HTML attachment updated.
HSE updates
Biocides: Upcoming EU active substance renewal submission deadlines and expiry dates
CRD Training and Events: July to November 2026
RIDDOR: Consultation deadline extended
IP
UK-China Intellectual Property newsletter
At the end of every month we publish a newsletter covering recent intellectual property (IP) developments in China.
Updated UK-China Intellectual Property newsletter June 2026
Goods Movement
Apply to import multiple low value parcels on one declaration
You can use the bulk import reduced data set to declare one or more low value parcels in a single import declaration when you import goods into Great Britain.
Information has been updated to reflect change in legislation.
Find out how to send parcels from Great Britain and Northern Ireland if you’re a business.
Information has been updated to reflect customs duty changes on low value imports.
Check if you can apply for the UK Carrier Scheme
Check if you can use UK Carrier (UKC) Scheme authorisation to move consumer parcels from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.
Information has been updated to reflect customs duty changes on low value imports.
Export or move plants and plant products from Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Check if you need a licence or phytosanitary certificate to export or move plants and plant products.
Amended the section ‘Apply for a re-forwarding certificate for re-export to re-export goods’, to replace ‘re-forwarding phytosanitary certificate’ with ‘phytosanitary certificate for re-export’.
Apply to import goods temporarily to the UK
Apply for Temporary Admission to import goods to the UK, or move goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland, and use them temporarily before re-exporting them.
Update made to reflect the current time frame for applications to declare radio and broadcasting equipment orally.
Notices made under the Customs (Bulk Customs Declaration and Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
Notices made under the Customs (Bulk Customs Declaration and Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 which have the force of law.
The attachment ‘Notices made under the Customs (Bulk Customs Declaration and Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020’ has been updated.
CDS BIRDS Declarations and Customs Clearance Request completion instructions
CDS Declaration Completion Instructions for Exports
Updates have been made across the pages to reflect that from 4 July 2026, EORI numbers from an EU country can be declared in certain data elements.
CDS Declaration Completion Instructions for Imports
This guide provides detailed completion instructions for data elements when making an import declaration to the Customs Declaration Service (CDS).
Updates have been made across the pages to reflect that from 4 July 2026, EORI numbers from an EU country can be declared in certain data elements. Data Element 3/40 has also been updated to provide a clearer example of the completion instructions for a manual duty calculation using Postponed VAT Accounting.
Trade, investment, and export support
Trade Secretary speech at UK-China JETCO
Business Secretary Peter Kyle spoke at the UK Session of the Big Market for All: Export to China event on 1 July 2026.
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Trade remedies notice: linear low-density polyethylene from the USA
Trade remedies notice published by the Secretary of State relating to imports of linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) originating from the USA.
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Trade remedies notices: tariff-rate quotas on steel goods (expired)
Trade remedies notices published by the Secretary of State for Business and Trade relating to the tariff-rate quotas on steel goods (expired).
Updated on 30 June 2026 to reflect that the steel safeguard has expired.
Philippines moves forward as CPTPP parties begin accession talks
UK welcomes CPTPP decision to begin accession talks with the Philippines, alongside Indonesia and UAE, marking stronger trade ties and potential growth ahead.
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CPTPP: joint ministerial statement from the 10th commission meeting, 26 June 2026
A jointly prepared statement following the virtual ministerial commission meeting of Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) members.
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Sanctions
The UK Sanctions List
Find out which people, entities and ships are designated or specified under regulations made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018, and why.
Made 1 revocation (de-listing) under the Libya sanctions regime.
CMA updates
The CMA's programme of work across mobile platforms
What the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has done, and will do, to promote innovation, investment and growth in UK mobile platforms.
Steering consultation and call for evidence on NFC access published.
Skills, employment, and training
More than 650 young people from across Brighton and the wider local area descended on the world-famous Brighton Centre to meet with some of the region’s best-known employers yesterday (Tuesday 20th June).
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How to sign up to the Disability Confident employer scheme
Guidance about signing up for the Disability Confident scheme, and how it can help your business.
Guidance updated to reflect changes to online platform used to sign-up and renew membership of the Disability Confident scheme.
Engaging with the LSIP to create modular provision
How a provider worked with their Local Skills Improvement Partnership (LSIP) to create modules that meet employer needs and increase learner enrolment through targeted marketing.
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Designing modular study with employers to fill skills gaps
A provider worked with employers to help them understand the benefits of modular study and to co-design study modules.
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Sustainability, Resources and Waste, including EPR (packaging)
Participating in the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS)
This page provides an overview of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS), who it applies to, and the first steps for participants looking to engage with the scheme.
Published 2026 updates to the Participating in the UK ETS guidance.
Extended producer responsibility for packaging: templates for organisation details
If you need to submit your organisation details under extended producer responsibility for packaging these CSV templates will help you to structure your data correctly.
Updated ‘EPR organisation details template’ with column 79 added to enable organisations to register for closed loop packaging waste during 2026 registration.
DHSC
This evaluation strategy sets out the Department of Health and Social Care’s (DHSC) vision for high-quality evaluation of its policies, programmes and projects.
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