08-11-2018, 18:49
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#2746
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cf.mega poster
Join Date: Feb 2012
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Re: Brexit
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Originally Posted by Sephiroth
The EU has no intention of reaching a trade deal with the UK except on their terms - which are being bound to the Customs Union.
Surely that is staring you in the face? The evidence is glaring in front of you.
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Beg to differ
https://www.britishports.org.uk/syst...time_ports.pdf
A snippet:
At present roughly half of the trade passing through the sea ports of the UK is customs free trade with the other 27 members of the EU. Dover is the dominant port for EU trade, accounting for 22% of the total (exports plus imports)
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I agree with Seph: in this 2014 report, Dover is 3rd in the list when viewed in traded value:
http://www.abports.co.uk/content/fil...s%20Report.pdf
Quote:
Table 3: UK international trade by estimated value through the major port, 2014
Major Port Value (£'000s)
Felixstowe 74,526,911
Southampton 71,370,110
Dover 69,495,287
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