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The digital, technology and computer services sectors and the EU

Working with the EU in the digital, technology and computer services sectors.

• From: Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
• Published: 4 November 2020
• Last updated: 12 January 2021 — See all updates

The UK has left the EU. For businesses and organisations in the digital, technology and computer services sectors, general guidance on the actions needed can be found below. For more guidance tailored to your organisation, use the Transition self-checker.

Your employees

• Apply to the EU Settlement Scheme (settled and pre-settled status)
• Recruiting people from outside the UK
  • 8 March 2022
  • Guidance

Your data

• Using personal data in your business or other organisation
  • 28 June 2021
  • Guidance

Your organisation and services

• Selling services to the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein
  • 23 January 2024
  • Guidance
• Accounting for UK companies
  • 31 December 2020
  • Guidance
• NIS Regulations: UK digital service providers operating in the EU
  • 31 December 2020
  • Guidance
• Registering and renewing .eu domain names in the UK
  • 16 March 2021
  • Guidance
• Intellectual property after 1 January 2021
  • 1 October 2021
  • News story
• The eCommerce Directive and the UK
  • 18 January 2021
  • Guidance

Movement of goods

• Import goods into the UK: step by step
  • 18 April 2024
• Export goods from the UK: step by step
  • 17 April 2023
• Get an EORI number
• VAT and overseas goods sold to customers in the UK using online marketplaces
  • 13 May 2022
  • Guidance
• VAT rules for supplies of digital services to consumers
  • 28 March 2022
  • Guidance
• Placing manufactured products on the market in Great Britain
  • 17 May 2024
  • Guidance
• Placing manufactured goods on the market in Northern Ireland
  • 24 January 2024
  • Guidance
• Placing manufactured goods on the EU market
  • 31 December 2020
  • Guidance

EU Funding

• Continued UK participation in EU programmes
  • 31 January 2020
  • Guidance
• Getting EU funding
  • 31 December 2020
  • Guidance

Published 4 November 2020
Last updated 12 January 2021 + show all updates

1. 12 January 2021

   New links added.

2. 5 January 2021

   Updated links.

3. 4 November 2020

   First published.