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Commons Briefing paper by Dominic Webb. It was first published on Thursday, 7 March 2019. It was last updated on Friday, 25 September 2020.


Brexit: trade tariffs if there is no deal

The information in this note is now out of date.

The Government has published information on UK tariffs which will apply from 1 January 2021 - see DIT website.

If there is a no deal Brexit, the UK will have to implement its own set of tariffs. This short note explains what tariffs are, how they work in the EU, what the Government has announced and the role the House of Commons will play in scrutinising them.

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https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-8518/CBP-8518.pdf

Secondary information

Type
Research briefing
Reference
CBP-8518 
Related items
Subjects
Agriculture Import duties UK trade with EU Customs unions Brexit
Legislation
Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018
Published by
Economic Policy and Statistics Section
House of Commons Library
Link
View this Research briefing on researchbriefings.parliament.uk