Up until the end of last year, the UK was part of the EU single market, and British traders had enjoyed frictionless trade with Europe for several decades. But all of that has now changed. Customs formalities are a fact of life, with paperwork to be filled in whether you’re …
Trade Bites Podcast
Trade Bites: After the great divorce – the new EU UK trade relationship
The UK’s Trade and Cooperation Agreement with the EU came into force on New Year’s Day. Since then, the focus has mainly been on the border issues, with supermarket supplies running short in a few areas, and lorry drivers’ ham sandwiches being confiscated by Dutch customs officials. But while the …
Trade Bites Podcast: Food standards and Brexit – digesting the choices that lie ahead
Podcast: This episode examines the question of food standards and how they will affect Britain’s post-Brexit international trade.
Trade Bites Podcast: The Internal Market Bill – avoiding trade anarchy in the UK?
Podcast: Since the Brexit referendum, the trade policy focus has been primarily about how UK businesses will trade with their counterparts in the EU and around the world. But what about intra-UK trade?
Trade Bites Podcast: Open to the world? The UK’s Global Tariff consultation
Episode 5: Open to the world? The UK’s Global Tariff consultation Back in early February, the Department for International Trade announced that it was seeking the views of stakeholders on what sort of tariffs the UK should apply on its imports of goods. As an EU member, the UK applied …
Trade Bites Podcast: Dude where’s my border? UK, Irish and EU trade post-Brexit
Episode 4: Dude where’s my border? UK, Irish and EU trade post-Brexit The question of the Irish border has been one of the most contentious issues in the Brexit negotiations between the UK and the EU. Boris Johnson has claimed that his Brexit deal is the best of all …
Trade Bites Podcast: How will the UK approve future trade agreements
Episode 3: How will the UK approve future trade agreements Now that the UK has left the European Union, the Government has promised to complete a whole string of Free Trade Agreements with the EU, the United States, and various other trading partners around the world. But is there a catch …
Trade Bites Podcast : Have we got Brexit done yet?
Episode 2: Have we got Brexit done yet? Boris Johnson promised to ‘get Brexit done’ when he won the UK General Election in December 2019 – and on one level he achieved that aim on 31 January. However, there is still much to be decided as the UK begins the …
UKTPO Trade Bites Podcast – Testing the Special Relationship
Borderlex Deputy Editor Chris Horseman hosts the new UK Trade Policy Observatory ‘Trade Bites’ Podcast.
