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BPF Brexit Questionnaire 2018
1.
To which BPF group does your company belong?
Additives
Cellular PVC-U
Composites
Equipment
Expanded Polystyrene
Flexible Foam
Industrial Plastic Welding and Fabrication
Masterbatch and Technical Compounds
Moulders & Specialist Processors
Plastics and Flexible Packaging Group
Plastic Pipes
Polymer Distributors & Compounders
Polymer Producers
Recyclers
Rotational Moulding
Sheet and Coated Fabrics
Vinyls
Windows
2.
Did your company support Brexit in the 2016 referendum?
Yes
No
No position from company
3.
Has your company’s position on Brexit altered since 2016?
Yes
No
No position from company
4.
Would your company back a second referendum on the final Brexit deal?
Yes
No
Don't Know
Supply Chain
5.
Does your company expect Brexit to cause significant disruption to your current supply chain?
Yes
No
Don't Know
6.
Following Brexit, and if it were a requirement, do you know if your current products would satisfy EU Rules of Origin*?
Yes, they would meet EU Rules of Origin
No, they would not meet EU Rules of Origin
I don't know
* For context: Rules of origin define the economic nationality of a good. They are integral to trade deals because they determine whether goods meet the criteria for zero or reduced tariff rates in a free trade agreement
Opportunities and Concerns
7.
Which elements of Brexit are you most concerned about for your business?
1 (very concerned)
2 (somewhat concerned)
3 (indifferent)
4 (somewhat unconcerned)
5 (very unconcerned)
Regulation
1 (very concerned)
2 (somewhat concerned)
3 (indifferent)
4 (somewhat unconcerned)
5 (very unconcerned)
Border delays
1 (very concerned)
2 (somewhat concerned)
3 (indifferent)
4 (somewhat unconcerned)
5 (very unconcerned)
Standards
1 (very concerned)
2 (somewhat concerned)
3 (indifferent)
4 (somewhat unconcerned)
5 (very unconcerned)
VAT
1 (very concerned)
2 (somewhat concerned)
3 (indifferent)
4 (somewhat unconcerned)
5 (very unconcerned)
Tariffs
1 (very concerned)
2 (somewhat concerned)
3 (indifferent)
4 (somewhat unconcerned)
5 (very unconcerned)
Supply of labour
1 (very concerned)
2 (somewhat concerned)
3 (indifferent)
4 (somewhat unconcerned)
5 (very unconcerned)
Movement of labour
1 (very concerned)
2 (somewhat concerned)
3 (indifferent)
4 (somewhat unconcerned)
5 (very unconcerned)
Material Supply
1 (very concerned)
2 (somewhat concerned)
3 (indifferent)
4 (somewhat unconcerned)
5 (very unconcerned)
Other (please specify)
8.
Does your company expect to find new business opportunities as a result of Brexit?
Yes
No
Don't Know
9.
Does your company expect to lose business as a result of Brexit?
Yes
No
Don't Know
10.
Do you think a Brexit that will ultimately benefit your business will be delivered?
Yes
No
Don't Know
11.
Post-Brexit, what would your preferred option be in terms of regulation?
Prefer to stick with EU type regulation
Prefer looser regulation
Prefer stronger regulation
Staffing
12.
Have you seen any staff leaving as a result of Brexit?
Yes
No
Don't Know
13.
If yes, which in which roles were these staff employed?
Management (supervisor and up)
Technical (setter, technician, engineer etc.)
Low-skilled workers (i.e. shop floor)
14.
Have you had difficulty recruiting staff as a result of Brexit?
Yes
No
Don't Know
15.
If yes, which roles have you had the most difficulty filling?
Management (supervisor and up)
Technical (setter, technician, engineer etc.)
Low skilled workers (i.e. shop floor)
No Deal and Contingency Planning
16.
What impact would a ‘no deal’ Brexit have on your organisation?
Very positive
Positive
No Impact
Negative
Very negative
Don't Know
17.
Has your company made any contingency plans in the event of ‘no-deal’?
Yes
No
Comments...
18.
Please specify what further help you would require from the BPF in putting together a contingency plan?
19.
Would you be happy for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to contact you with further Rules of Origin questions? BEIS would like to speak to as many businesses as possible to ensure the negotiating position taken by the UK Government on Rules of Origin products reflects the plastics industry.
Yes
No
20.
If you would like BEIS to contact you
, please complete your details below...
Name
Company
Email Address
Phone Number
