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20-05-2020, 08:32 AM
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu/uk-sets-out-post-brexit-tariffs-to-underpin-trade-talks-idUKKBN22V0LL
Britain sets out new independent trade tariff regime
Tariffs removed from tens of billions of pounds worth of imported goods
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LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom announced a new post-Brexit tariff regime on Tuesday to give it leverage in trade talks, maintaining the European Union’s 10% duty on cars but cutting levies on tens of billions of dollars of supply chain imports.
The new tariff regime, which would come into effect from January 2021, aims to simplify what some UK officials call an overly complex EU system and help Britain negotiate trade deals with the United States, the Brussels-based bloc and others.
But it will mean that if Britain and the EU fail to reach a free trade deal by the end of the year, the price of some food, cars and some chemical inputs imported from the bloc would rise sharply.
Britain said the regime would apply to countries with which it has no agreement and removes all tariffs below 2%.
“Our new Global Tariff will benefit UK consumers and households by cutting red tape and reducing the cost of thousands of everyday products,” International Trade Secretary Liz Truss said.
It will maintain tariffs on imported products competing with UK industries such as agriculture, automotive, ceramics and fishing, and remove levies on 30 billion pounds ($37 billion) worth of imports entering UK supply chains.
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Great news. We're now setting our own trade policy because we now can, being outside of the Single Market + Customs Union in 7 months time. I remember being told all of this wasn't possible even though 150+ other countries do it?
There's still further scope for tariffs to fall even further with individual countries when FTAs are signed and come into force.
Thoughts?
Britain sets out new independent trade tariff regime
Tariffs removed from tens of billions of pounds worth of imported goods
https://www.thewalpole.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/empiretrade.jpg
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom announced a new post-Brexit tariff regime on Tuesday to give it leverage in trade talks, maintaining the European Union’s 10% duty on cars but cutting levies on tens of billions of dollars of supply chain imports.
The new tariff regime, which would come into effect from January 2021, aims to simplify what some UK officials call an overly complex EU system and help Britain negotiate trade deals with the United States, the Brussels-based bloc and others.
But it will mean that if Britain and the EU fail to reach a free trade deal by the end of the year, the price of some food, cars and some chemical inputs imported from the bloc would rise sharply.
Britain said the regime would apply to countries with which it has no agreement and removes all tariffs below 2%.
“Our new Global Tariff will benefit UK consumers and households by cutting red tape and reducing the cost of thousands of everyday products,” International Trade Secretary Liz Truss said.
It will maintain tariffs on imported products competing with UK industries such as agriculture, automotive, ceramics and fishing, and remove levies on 30 billion pounds ($37 billion) worth of imports entering UK supply chains.
1262651637694435328
1262649768645361665
1262702456032710656
Great news. We're now setting our own trade policy because we now can, being outside of the Single Market + Customs Union in 7 months time. I remember being told all of this wasn't possible even though 150+ other countries do it?
There's still further scope for tariffs to fall even further with individual countries when FTAs are signed and come into force.
Thoughts?