Customs Duties after Brexit

The FTA (Free Trade Agreement) with the EU envisages zero tariffs on most goods moving between the UK and the EU and this removes many of the customs duties.

However, the FTA only applies to goods that originate in the UK or the EU. Where goods themselves originate outside, or are largely comprised of products that originate outside of the EU, then duties can still apply (depending on the UK’s arrangements with the country they originate in).

Businesses will need to put processes in place to demonstrate the origin of the products.