Up to £9.5bn-worth of UK exports to the EU between January and July have had tariffs placed on them despite “tariff-free” trade deal, analysis for Channel 4’s Dispatches shows.
Australia trade deal to cause £94m hit to UK farming, forestry and fishing, Government study reveals
20/12/2021
Post-Brexit free trade deal will cause a ‘reallocation of resources within the economy’ including a £225m hit to semi-processed food, the Government’s own impact assessment says.
But the UK’s departure means far-reaching changes for the Irish economy. We are already seeing signs of how things may shake out and the really fundamental changes it means for many businesses, for consumers and for trade.
The trade impact of Brexit is laid bare in the latest Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, which shows a huge surge in imports to Ireland of goods from Europe and a sharp fall in goods bought from Britain, as Irish companies opened up new supply chains to avoid tariffs and delivery delays on goods from the UK.
Vote Leave’s dark ads shame: UK steel set to suffer from EU’s tariff-free agreement with US
04/01/2022
Unite's national officer for steel said the government needed to explain why the EU had a deal but the UK did not.
‘Waste of everyone’s time’: New government video sets out Brexit paperwork mountain [4 mins]
19/07/2022
Guide makes mockery of Boris Johnson’s 2020 claim that UK and EU would ‘do even more business’.
Brexit… out of fashion in Somerset
04/05/2021
It would be fair to say that businesses in Somerset are now really starting to feel the effects of Brexit and our new trade deals with the EU and the rest of the world. From all the businesses I have spoken to so far the effects have ranged from bureaucratic nightmares with unnecessary paperwork and extra costs to complete shutdowns of exports.
Brexiteer MP who tweeted about ‘EU protectionist racket’ while clutching lemons left sour after being schooled by an expert
25/09/2018
The 'tariff nerd' received thousands of retweets after debunking the MP's claims.
Tariffs axed immediately on Australian beef and lamb, triggering fears that farmers will be sent ‘to the wall’
15/06/2021
Small print – revealed by Canberra, but suppressed in London – reveals pledge to protect farmers for 15 years has been dropped.
Lord Debden says agreement ‘completely at odds with everything the government has promised’.
UK has handed Australia whip hand in trade deal talks by being ‘desperate’, Boris Johnson warned
20/05/2021
‘It gives the Australians the ability to say, ‘we’ll dig in – here are our terms, but we’re not going to budge’.
UK officials admit some markets to be subject to duties under post-Brexit deal terms - FT
10/05/2021
Companies in freeports in Britain will not get to enjoy the full benefits of the new tax-efficient zones if they are exporting to certain countries including Canada, Norway, Switzerland and Singapore, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing government officials.
British farming will struggle to compete if zero-tariff trade on lamb and beef goes ahead with a post-Brexit trade deal with Australia, the president of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has said.
'Hang on we were told the UK was first in line for a trade deal,' wrote one Twitter user.
Former trade negotiator Dmitry Grozoubinski celebrates the "virtually unprecedented result" for Australia in the trade deal with the UK, telling James O'Brien "we've not heard" any benefits for Brits.
Brussels ready to slap tariffs and quotas on UK exports – and even to ‘suspend cooperation in certain sectors’
Brexit trade war would have ‘immediate and devastating’ impact on UK economy, industry warns
15/11/2021
Business chiefs and economists say huge disruption lies ahead if Downing Street triggers Article 16.
Manufacturers based in Boris Johnson’s new freeports will not be able to enjoy the full benefits if they are exporting to a series of countries with which the UK has signed post-Brexit trade deals.
They produce half the country’s sugar needs, but expect new trade deals to make their tough situation worse.
As trade through the Channel Tunnel collapses border delays and tariffs mean Brexit is wreaking havoc on our businesses
05/02/2021
It wasn't meant to be this way. From border delays to regulation and tariffs we were told would not exist Brexit is wreaking havoc on many businesses.
The scandals surrounding Boris Johnson hide the disaster that Brexit has created.
There are mounting concerns over the lack of preparedness of businesses as the end of the final phase of the UK’s departure from the EU nears.
Industry chiefs and experts tell i the introduction of customs controls could also affect small businesses, some of which could be forced to pay tariffs.