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New country, new customs framework


The most noticeable effect of EU Exit for UK consumers is felt when buying goods from abroad

Richard Young

Posted 26 August 2021 | JoTS Online


Content Tags:  Analysis|Brexit|Europe


ANALYSIS: The new year brought the end of the EU Exit transition period and with it a number of structural changes for consumers making purchases cross-border. These include the new Customs and Excise rules that are...

The new year brought the end of the EU Exit transition period and with it a number of structural changes for consumers making purchases cross-border. These include the new Customs and Excise rules that are now in place when buying goods from European Member States. On January 1 the UK left the EU and became a ‘third country’ – in other words, a country outside the EU economic structures, the Si...

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