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It's worth focusing on the "new" aspect of the new red tape and paperwork introduced by Brexit.
It's not "new new". They're the result of the rules that apply to the EU's interation with any third country. (Rules that the UK had a hand in drafting when we were a member.)
It's worth focusing on the "new" aspect of the new red tape and paperwork introduced by Brexit.
It's not "new new". They're the result of the rules that apply to the EU's interation with any third country. (Rules that the UK had a hand in drafting when we were a member.)
But the situation is more nuanced than that.
The rules are new for any UK firm that's never had to deal with a non-EU country before.
Likewise for many EU firms, which may have never sold outside the EU, precisely because it was so much more complicated than within the EU.
The rules are new for any UK firm that's never had to deal with a non-EU country before.
Likewise for many EU firms, which may have never sold outside the EU, precisely because it was so much more complicated than within the EU.
They're also new for the customs staff at the Channel ports (both sides) because there was no EU/non-EU border present before Brexit.
They're new for hauliers, very few of whom serve non-EU markets. Until the UK left, they never had to worry about much other than driving.
They're new for hauliers, very few of whom serve non-EU markets. Until the UK left, they never had to worry about much other than driving.
It is possible that they may be genuinely "new new" for certain types of goods that it has never made sense to trade long distance (ie with non-EU destinations).
Some products will never be valuable enough to transport by air, yet too perishable to ship across the world.
Some products will never be valuable enough to transport by air, yet too perishable to ship across the world.
So while the shorthand of calling it "new red tape" and "new paperwork" is frustratingly inaccurate, it's easy to see why those expressions get used.
They're certainly "new enough" to cause severe, costly problems to the people and firms now forced to deal with them.
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They're certainly "new enough" to cause severe, costly problems to the people and firms now forced to deal with them.
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