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Old 26-04-2018, 10:32   #2569
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Re: Brexit discussion

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY View Post
The EU have already acknowledged that we can have a free trade deal with no tariffs, and this takes away a great many issues relating to the border.
Zero tariffs does not mean an open border to the transport of goods. The only current way to get around the issue of rules of origin and compliance of regulatory standards is a customs union and single market respectively. We, as part of the EU have many zero tariff trade agreements but goods are still stopped at customs before entry in to the country, either virtually through declarations or physically.

On that subject, I see Daniel Hannan posted a nice photo of the exit to Basel airport to demonstrate how simple no customs union is - https://twitter.com/DanielJHannan/st...11751283740672

A bit 'pants on fire' with that photo, there are two exits to this airport, one in France and one in Switzerland. Leave by the wrong exit and you have to go through customs outside the airport even though Switzerland is in the Schengen Zone
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