EU REGULATORY ROUND UP – UK FOOD AND DRINK MANUFACTURERS RISK PAYING EU DUTIES AFTER A BREXIT

FOOD and drink manufacturers based in Britain face a risk that their exports to the European Union (EU) will attract duties now the UK government has confirmed it will push ahead with leaving the EU following the June 23 Brexit referendum result. If Britain allows free movement of EU workers into its economy following talks with the EU on a future relationship, it could secure European Economic Area (EEA) halfway house EU membership used by Norway and Iceland. This involves duty free trade in food manufacturing equipment and packaging materials, but not food and ...


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