Last week, the Government of the United Kingdom (UK) issued two documents regarding preparedness in the event of an exit from the European Union (EU) without an agreement.

On October 22, 2018, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) issued a “Partnership pack”, which “provides a high-level guide to customs processes and procedures that are likely to apply in a ‘no deal’ scenario.”

According to the document, HMRC will provide additional guidance with specific actions that will need to be taken in order to prepare for a “no deal” scenario later this year.

On October 24, 2018, the National Audit Office (NAO) of the UK issued a report that discusses each of the different exit scenarios, and offers an assessment on the state of preparedness of certain departments of the Government of the UK for each of those scenarios.

The withdrawal of the UK from the EU is due to take place on March 29, 2019 if no deal is made.

The HMRC guidance may be found here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/partnership-pack-preparing-for-a-no-deal-eu-exit

The NAO report may be found here:

https://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/The-UK-border-preparedness-for-EU-exit.pdf