UK Trade with EU

(asked on 24th January 2017) - View Source

Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what the rule of origin requirements would be for UK companies if the UK leaves the customs union.


Answered by
David Jones Portrait
David Jones
This question was answered on 27th January 2017

The Prime Minister has set out our intention to negotiate a new customs agreement with the EU. We have an open mind about the form of that agreement, but it is in both the UK and EU's interest to see tariff-free trade continue and for that cross-border trade to be as frictionless as possible.

Whether or how preferential Rules of Origin will apply will depend on the outcome of negotiations; and we will be aiming to minimise the impact of any additional customs procedures on goods trade between the UK and EU.

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