"THIS VACANCY IS NOW FILLED" We have an exciting opportunity for a Packing Production Manager to come and join our team and work from our Packing facility in Castle Donington. Following an exciting 2018, we are looking for an individual to join MIES International Ltd and be responsible for our experienced team of bespoke case makers and on-site project coordinators. If you are a strong leader and have a good understanding of the packing process and are looking for a new challenge, please get in touch with packing@mies.co.uk for further details.

During the past 7 months, HM Revenue & Customs has issued compound penalties ranging between £1,000 - £4,000 to 3 separate UK Exporters. These fines relate to breaches of UK Export Control Regulations 2008 and to unlicensed exports of dual use goods. Export control legislation is enforced by HMRC, working with the Crown Prosecution Service. Where appropriate, HMRC can use their powers to offer a compound penalty rather than prosecution. If you are concerned about your UK Export procedures, please contact our Export Control Team at Sales@mies.co.uk / Tel: 01332 813260 - "we are always here to help"

Some photos of packing projects undertaken at our Castle Donington packing facility A shipment destined for Russia A bit of a tight squeeze this one Above two - Over-height shipment into Europe loaded to flat bed transport

OUR EXPERTISE IN YOUR BUSINESS information notice Some interesting UK statistics that I have read in a recent publication. Britain is Great. £114bn – was the total value of exports to the USA, keeping it the UK’s top overseas destination £626bn – was the total value of UK exports in 2018 54.2% of British exports now go to non-EU countries £2.49bn – is the amount of VC funding British tech companies scored in 2018 110,000 VAT-registered businesses sold goods abroad in 2018 increasing 1.5% from 2017 74% of UK companies believe Open Banking will benefit them over the next two years The UK is the top country in Europe for tech investment with London being the top city in 2018 for VC investment i

Now is a good time to know exactly which countries are members of the EU! The EU countries are: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the UK.

OUR EXPERTISE IN YOUR BUSINESS INFORMATION NOTICE PREPARING FOR A NO DEAL BREXIT - IMPORTS In preparation for a No Deal Brexit, HM Government have issued guidelines to aid UK businesses in the unlikely event that the UK leaves the EU without any Trade Agreement in place. You need to be aware of the following Key Actions under items 1 – 15 below that will need to be carried out in order to continue trading with the EU in the event of a No Deal Brexit. The bullet points below are for advice and guidance only and HM Government will advise when the time is right for UK Importers to take a course of action. Of course, the best course of action is to Contact MIES International Limited, who are BRE

OUR EXPERTISE IN YOUR BUISNESS INFORMATION NOTICE PREPARING FOR A NO DEAL BREXIT - EXPORTING In preparation for a No Deal BREXIT, HM Government have issued guidelines to aid UK businesses in the unlikely event that the UK leaves the EU without any Trade Agreement in place. You need to be aware of the following Key Actions under items 1 – 10 below that will need to be carried out in order to continue trading with the EU in the event of a No Deal BREXIT. The bullet points below are for advice and guidance only and HM Government will advise when the time is right for UK Exporters to take a course of action. Of course, the best course of action is to Contact MIES International Limited, who are B

As BREXIT looms ever closer, there are still many uncertainties and challenges ahead for any UK company involved in Exporting and/or Importing. It is difficult to predict what will happen to trade flow, until a BREXIT Deal has been confirmed and agreed upon. We are all involved in extraordinary times and MIES International is currently working closely with all industry bodies to mitigate any risks. Undoubtedly there will be changes, whatever the outcome and MIES are here to help you evaluate the situation as BREXIT unfolds. The principle source of our information is coming from the below organizations. HMRC – All customs related issues. BIFA – Our trade body that is in close liaison with HM