Dairy shipments collapse by as much as 96 per cent. Experts say extra red tape and delays are to blame.

The tariffs on over half of products have changed, but the weighted average tariff on goods imported from ‘MFN’ countries has fallen only from 2.1% to 1.5% (excluding non ad-valorem tariffs). Given that any difference between the UK and EU tariffs may create administrative problems ... there is room to ask whether this has been a net gain.

Putting politics aside, let us look at a more technical aspect of free trade negotiations – rules of origin (ROO).