Exports News | UK Trade | LondonLovesBusiness https://londonlovesbusiness.com/business-news/exports/ Business News Thu, 24 Aug 2023 15:17:11 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://londonlovesbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/LLB-favicon.jpg Exports News | UK Trade | LondonLovesBusiness https://londonlovesbusiness.com/business-news/exports/ 32 32 G20 merchandise trade declined in Q2 2023 and services trade appears to have slowed https://londonlovesbusiness.com/g20-merchandise-trade-declined-in-q2-2023-and-services-trade-appears-to-have-slowed/ Fri, 25 Aug 2023 05:15:11 +0000 https://londonlovesbusiness.com/?p=140755 G20 merchandise trade contracted in value terms in Q2 2023, compared to the previous quarter and measured in current US dollars. Exports and imports fell by 3.1% and 2.0%, respectively, reflecting…

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]]> UPS is the most valuable logistics brand, valued at $35.4 billion https://londonlovesbusiness.com/ups-is-the-most-valuable-logistics-brand-valued-at-35-4-billion/ Wed, 02 Aug 2023 09:36:52 +0000 https://londonlovesbusiness.com/?p=138164 UPS tops the Brand Finance Logistics 25 2023 ranking, despite an 8% year-on-year brand value decrease to USD35.4 billion. Fellow American brand FedEx follows as the world’s second-most valuable logistics…

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]]> Manufacturing sector saw output fell ‘at the quickest pace since January’ and fastest rate since 2020 https://londonlovesbusiness.com/manufacturing-sector-saw-output-fell-at-the-quickest-pace-since-january-and-fastest-rate-since-2020/ Tue, 01 Aug 2023 11:39:31 +0000 https://londonlovesbusiness.com/?p=138102 The UK’s manufacturing sector saw output fall at it’s fastest rate since July 2020 according to the S&P Global/CIPS UK Manufacturing PMI survey. The PMI survey in July had a…

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]]> Soft commodity prices fall amid uptick in production and exports https://londonlovesbusiness.com/soft-commodity-prices-fall-amid-uptick-in-production-and-exports/ Mon, 03 Jul 2023 15:09:12 +0000 https://londonlovesbusiness.com/?p=136534 In the context of the ongoing cost-of-living crisis and the unprecedented levels of food inflation seen in the UK throughout the past year, consumers will be interested to note that…

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]]> First post-Brexit trade deals finally goes live ending tariffs on UK goods sent to Australia and NZ https://londonlovesbusiness.com/first-post-brexit-trade-deals-finally-goes-live-ending-tariffs-on-uk-goods-sent-to-australia-and-nz/ Fri, 02 Jun 2023 09:28:48 +0000 https://londonlovesbusiness.com/?p=135230 Tariffs on all UK goods exports to Australia and New Zealand have been removed. The international delivery expert ParcelHero says the first trade deals to be negotiated from scratch since…

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]]> Small businesses may have lost 680,000 days of trading per month as a result of industrial action over the last six months https://londonlovesbusiness.com/small-businesses-may-have-lost-680000-days-of-trading-per-month-as-a-result-of-industrial-action-over-the-last-six-months/ Thu, 23 Mar 2023 10:30:39 +0000 https://londonlovesbusiness.com/?p=133062 With signs that strikes may be abating for the time being, new data from small business lender iwoca reveals that SMEs have lost out on 680,000 days of trading per…

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]]> Most business owners unaware of government support still available to them https://londonlovesbusiness.com/most-business-owners-unaware-of-government-support-still-available-to-them/ Thu, 16 Mar 2023 10:01:13 +0000 https://londonlovesbusiness.com/?p=132902 In light of the recent March budget, corporation tax is set to increase from 19% to 25% for businesses with profits exceeding £250,000 starting this April. Coupled with rising operational…

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]]> This week’s Autumn Statement: Why letting the rich foot even more of the bill is a risky balancing act https://londonlovesbusiness.com/this-weeks-autumn-statement-why-letting-the-rich-foot-even-more-of-the-bill-is-a-risky-balancing-act/ Tue, 15 Nov 2022 10:39:38 +0000 https://londonlovesbusiness.com/?p=129941 The top 100 taxpayers in the UK – a minuscule proportion (0.0003%) of all taxpayers – pay a staggering £3.831 billion a year in income and capital gains tax. That’s…

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]]> Government could now be looking at unfreezing personal tax allowances and thresholds https://londonlovesbusiness.com/government-could-now-be-looking-at-unfreezing-personal-tax-allowances-and-thresholds/ Mon, 03 Oct 2022 11:07:59 +0000 https://londonlovesbusiness.com/?p=128824  After an astonishing U-turn the Government may be looking at other tax cutting measures say leading tax and advisory firm, Blick Rothenberg. Robert Pullen, a tax partner at the firm…

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]]> How to improve the efficiency of your logistics services? https://londonlovesbusiness.com/how-to-improve-the-efficiency-of-your-logistics-services/ Tue, 30 Aug 2022 16:19:42 +0000 https://londonlovesbusiness.com/?p=127944 Many factors influence how effectively your logistics services work, yet there are many ways of improving them. You simply need to know where to look and how to acquire what…

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