Exporters to UK have 18 months to prepare for life with trade tariffs post-Brexit

Joe Dermody reports on leading Cork financial advisors and solicitors whose business clients are looking to open new offices in the UK to overcome post-Brexit challenges.

Small businesses exporting to the UK should prepare to face WTO level tariffs from December 2018 on; anything short of that degree of punishment will be a bonus, says one leading Irish business adviser.

One of the country’s leading currency and corporate finance specialists, John Finn of Treasury Solutions also produces a monthly market review that is closely followed by businesses. His website features testimonials of his FX clients with €350m and €250m turnovers.