catherine woodall

In recent years, selling into the European Union from the UK has become more complex and on 13 December this year a new regulation comes into force across the whole EU. GPSR or General Product Safety Regulations are to protect EU consumers from potentially unsafe goods from outside the EU, and increase transparency around manufacturing and safety. Among other things, this regulation requires all non-EU sellers to appoint an EU Representative resident within the EU who ensures compliance with regulations for all goods.

At present I do not have such a representative and as I have very few sales to the EU each year it's not going to be financially viable for me to comply with all the regulations and appoint one. Therefore, sadly, I am ceasing all shipping to EU countries and NI as of 3 December.