We manufacture and export worldwide. It looks like the two principal Brexit issues we have are:
1) Establishing rules of origin,
2) Being able to support machinery already installed.
Is anyone else looking at rules of origin in a similar context?
With regard to our new machinery, I am happy that we can continue with UK rules of origin, on the basis of a significant change of tarrif heading.
For spare parts I am less certain. We purchase most of our parts in the UK, but are not hugely aware of where these were made.
Some of our suppliers are fairly niche, so we can can ask them on a product by product basis.
For other suppliers, we are but a small fish to them...
Going to be interesting!
In addition I don't really know where I will end up with my service engineers.
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If you don't have proof of where something came from, then what happens? Is it going to be a bit like Intrastat, where statistical information may not be easily available to the accounts perople who are lumbered with the job and more or less make it up for the purposes of form filling?
From experience over many years you can get carried away here. In the end everything comes from raw materials. So for example with an aluminium component we could eventually ask where did the bauxite come from? This is absurd.
I suggest you ask your supplier but no further. It is their responsibility to give a correct answer.