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Being in a customs union with the EU does not mean that the EU negotiates trade deals on the UK's behalf. The UK would still need to negotiate its own trade deals.
The EU does not negotiate trade deals on behalf of Turkey, for example.
(I realise that my battle to police the distinction between a customs union and the common commercial policy is very much lost in the context of Brexit, but it's good to have a hobby.)
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