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Here's how the UK's situation will change after the transition period ends, compared to our former EU membership...
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- UK can negotiate its own trade deals
- No more automatic participation in new trade deals reached by the EU
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- UK can negotiate its own trade deals
- No more automatic participation in new trade deals reached by the EU
- UK gets to keep fish equivalent to 25% of the catch EU boats previously caught in UK waters, staggered over 5.5 years
- Costly export health certificates for fishery products
- Inbound and outbound customs and regulatory checks (UK side will defer some of these temporarily)
- Costly export health certificates for fishery products
- Inbound and outbound customs and regulatory checks (UK side will defer some of these temporarily)
- Stringent rules of origin and local content requirements
- Loss of freedom of movement for UK citizens in the EU and EU citizens in the UK (Ireland excepted)
- No Erasmus programme
- No equivalence decision for financial services
- Loss of freedom of movement for UK citizens in the EU and EU citizens in the UK (Ireland excepted)
- No Erasmus programme
- No equivalence decision for financial services
- A border down the Irish sea between NI & GB
- No access to the Galileo military
- Temporary agreement on data, which expires in 6 months
- 2 parallel trademark systems, requiring firms to file twice in the UK and the EU
- No access to the Galileo military
- Temporary agreement on data, which expires in 6 months
- 2 parallel trademark systems, requiring firms to file twice in the UK and the EU
- 2 parallel product conformity assessment systems (CE and UKCA), requiring firms to file twice in the UK and the EU. One year grace period (with exceptions).
- 2 parallel chemical regulatory systems (REACH and UK REACH), requiring firms to register twice in the UK and the EU
- 2 parallel chemical regulatory systems (REACH and UK REACH), requiring firms to register twice in the UK and the EU
- Loss of pet passports
- No more guaranteed mobile roaming at home rates while in the EU
- Ban on exporting raw sausages and other minced meats to the EU
- No access to several major crime and security databases
- Limit of 90 days out of a rolling 180 days on visits to the EU
- No more guaranteed mobile roaming at home rates while in the EU
- Ban on exporting raw sausages and other minced meats to the EU
- No access to several major crime and security databases
- Limit of 90 days out of a rolling 180 days on visits to the EU
- Airport Transit visas needed for citizens of certain non-EU countries flying to/from the UK on routes that involve changing planes at an EU airport (each EU country has its own list of affected nationalities).
- Harder to bring your EU/UK spouse and children to join you in the UK/EU
- Haulage with very limited cabotage on EU soil.
- Almost completely out of the ambit of the ECJ.
- At least 6 months validity must remain on passports.
- Haulage with very limited cabotage on EU soil.
- Almost completely out of the ambit of the ECJ.
- At least 6 months validity must remain on passports.
- New EHICs will not be issued (except in limited situations) but existing ones can be used until they expire. These will be replaced by a new system, details TBA.
- When driving in the EU, you must carry an insurance green card from your insurer, and display a GB sticker.
- When driving in the EU, you must carry an insurance green card from your insurer, and display a GB sticker.
- Items ordered online from the EU that cost over ÂŁ390 will incur customs duties.
- All parcels sent to the EU must have customs declarations attached (except from Northern Ireland).
- All parcels sent to the EU must have customs declarations attached (except from Northern Ireland).
- Tax-free shopping ends for tourists to the UK (no more VAT reimbursements).
- ÂŁ390 total limit on the value of goods you can buy and bring back from the EU without incurring duties.
- Reintroduction of duty-free shopping for alcohol and tobacco products.
- ÂŁ390 total limit on the value of goods you can buy and bring back from the EU without incurring duties.
- Reintroduction of duty-free shopping for alcohol and tobacco products.
- Not allowed to take meat, meat products, milk or dairy products from the UK to the EU. (This includes the ham in sandwiches.)
- UK entities can no longer own or renew .eu domain names
- UK entities can no longer own or renew .eu domain names
Placeholder end tweet. Will delete this when I find more items to add to this thread. Thanks for reading this far.
In the meantime, have you checked out my book about Brexit yet? Out on Kindle and in paperback from Amazon, it's getting rave reviews... https://www.amazon.co.uk/Slaying-Brexit-Unicorns-truth-decision-ebook/dp/B07Z1FTRQW/
In the meantime, have you checked out my book about Brexit yet? Out on Kindle and in paperback from Amazon, it's getting rave reviews... https://www.amazon.co.uk/Slaying-Brexit-Unicorns-truth-decision-ebook/dp/B07Z1FTRQW/
