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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
I think you sill find that most clear thinking people believe that if we obtain a good trade deal as the government says they want to achieve, then there will be little detriment, if any, to the UK. Add to that our ability to boost trade with the rest of the world, this will be a significant boost to our economy
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Funnily enough, the Netherlands Government has just released an impact assessment written for them by KPMG. Much of the focus isn’t tariff costs but non tariff barriers to trade such as customs declarations, regulatory reviews, etc. Shipments to or from third countries are estimated to cost between €78 and €127 per shipment before any tariffs are taken in to consideration. Another interesting fact is 35,000 Dutch businesses ship to the UK that have no experience of shipping to non-EU countries.
Oops, forgot link -
https://www.government.nl/binaries/g...+of+Brexit.pdf
I would be surprised if the costs and number of businesses are less for the UK.