The United Kingdom has announced a new post-Brexit tariff regime to replace the European Union’s external tariff, maintaining a 10% tariff on cars and levies on agricultural products such as lamb, beef, and poultry.
The British government says the new regime, known as UK Global Tariff , would be simpler and cheaper than the EU’s Common External Tariff.
According International Trade Secretary Liz Truss, the new Global Tariff will benefit UK consumers and households by cutting red tape and reducing the cost of thousands of everyday products.
Under the new regime tariffs would be eliminated on a wide range of products: 60% of trade will come into the UK tariff free on WTO terms or through existing preferential access from January 2021, the government said.
The UK will maintain tariffs on a number of products backing UK industries such as agriculture, automotive and fishing. It will remove tariffs on 30 billion pounds worth of imports entering UK supply chains.
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