Brexit: EU red tape will cost small business owners thousands | LBC

British small business owners face overwhelming costs to comply with new EU export rules - and say they’ve been given little help by the government. From December 13, any business that exports to the European Union, excluding some products like food or medicine - or sells goods to Northern Ireland - will have to comply with tough new safety regulations. That includes having a ‘responsible person’ - a compliance operator responsible for their EU sales - safety testing (to get products CE marked), translation of safety guidelines into any EU languages where products are sold, as well as other new requirements - and potentially hiring lawyers if products do come into conflict with European regulation. The combined cost of this is likely to be too expensive for some small businesses to bear and may depress exports to the EU even further. James O'Brien is joined by journalist and author James Ball, who shed light on the story, and small business owner Tansy Harke. Listen to the full show on Global Player: https://app.af.globalplayer.com/Br0x/... #jamesobrien #brexit #smallbusiness #british #exports #labour #eu #uknews #ukpolitics #LBC LBC is the home of live debate around news and current affairs in the UK. Join in the conversation and listen at https://www.lbc.co.uk/ Sign up to LBC’s weekly newsletter here: https://l-bc.co/signup