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title: Brexit Blog | Steve Cock
description: Director Customs Consultancy at KGH.
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# Brexit blog

## Steve Cock

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Director Customs Consultancy at KGH.

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## Recent Posts

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## [3 steps to prepare for Brexit](https://www2.kghcustoms.com/brexitblog/3-steps-to-prepare-for-brexit)

 Sep 17, 2019 3:34:38 PM / by Steve Cock posted in Brexit, Customs, UK Customs Academy, Trade, Declarations, VAT, Transitional Simplified Procedures

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**A lot of people ask me how companies should prepare for Brexit. There is no simple answer to this, of course, but I usually suggest that they start taking the following actions.**

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## [Government funding for customs training announced](https://www2.kghcustoms.com/brexitblog/government-funding-for-customs-training-announced)

 Sep 4, 2019 10:17:12 AM / by Steve Cock posted in Brexit, Customs, UK Customs Academy

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**The £16 Million funding measure [announced by HM Treasury yesterday](https://www.gov.uk/government/news/16-million-funding-boost-to-support-thousands-more-customs-experts) will allow large numbers of industry professionals to freely obtain the qualifications offered by the UK Customs Academy. Don't miss this opportunity to prepare for Brexit.**

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## [Introducing the UK Customs Academy](https://www2.kghcustoms.com/brexitblog/introducing-the-uk-customs-academy)

 Aug 26, 2019 3:53:27 PM / by Steve Cock posted in Brexit, Customs, UK Customs Academy, Preparations

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**In these turbulent Brexit times, the new UK Customs Academy offers a unique opportunity to prepare for the future trading environment. Sign up for the webinar on September 5 and learn how the UK Customs Academy can help you to increase your knowledge of customs and international trade.**

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## [Is Brexit Another Y2K?](https://www2.kghcustoms.com/brexitblog/is-brexit-another-y2k)

 Aug 16, 2019 10:27:02 AM / by Steve Cock posted in Brexit, Customs, UK Customs Academy, Logistics, Trade, Supply Chain

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**For many businesses, Brexit appears to be a problem with no solution. Every fact is contested. Opinion is everywhere. Uncertainty is rife. This type of ambiguity is almost impossible to deal with in a professional manner. Should we prepare for the end of the world on 31st October, or will the whole thing pass us by with barely a ripple – a damp squib; a storm in a teacup?**

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