Concession won for charity shops in event of no-deal Brexit

The government will continue to allow second hand CE marked goods to be sold in charity shops if the UK leaves the European Union without a trade deal, it has been agreed. Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) Kelly Tolhurst MP confirmed that CE marked goods – new or second hand – can continue to be sold in the UK in an answer to a parliamentary question tabled by Toby Perkins MP for Chesterfield. Last month, the Charity Retail Association called on Business Secretary, Greg Clark MP in a letter, to protect the sector in the event of a “no deal” Brexit asking that any CE marked goods held in stock by charity shops would still allowed to be sold. Responding to the news, the Association said: “We are delighted by the news that the government will continue to allow second hand CE marked goods to be sold in charity shops if the UK leaves the European Union without a trade deal. We will continue to campaign for our members’ ability to trade in future is met with minimum disruption as a result of leaving the European Union.”

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