Nothing to declare. A plan for UK-EU trade outside the Customs Union

In a new report published in March 2017, Open Europe concluded that leaving the EU’s Customs Union was the only logical step for the UK to pursue an independent trade policy and achieve a truly ‘Global Britain’ outside the EU.

Open Europe assessed different models of collaboration outside a customs union, and argued that the UK and the EU should aim for full cooperation on the practicalities and administration of customs as part of a comprehensive UK-EU free trade deal.

ESO: Background information: Leaving the European Union: Customs Unions - An Introduction (UK: House of Lords: Library: Library Note LLN 2017/0007 (27.01.17)) http://www.europeansources.info/record/leaving-the-european-union-customs-unions-an-introduction/

ESO: Background information: Free trade area, single market, customs union - what's the difference? http://www.europeansources.info/record/free-trade-area-single-market-customs-union-whats-the-difference/

ESO: In Focus: Brexit - The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union/

Blog: Open Europe, 27.03.17: The cost and benefit of leaving the Customs Union http://openeurope.org.uk/today/blog/cost-benefit-leaving-customs-union/

Blog: Open Europe, 27.03.17: A plan for UK-EU trade outside the Customs Union http://openeurope.org.uk/today/blog/a-plan-for-uk-eu-trade-outside-the-customs-union/

Blog: Open Europe, 28.03.17: Nothing to declare? Open Europe’s new report on UK trade outside the EU Customs Union has people talking http://openeurope.org.uk/impact/nothing-declare-open-europes-new-report-uk-trade-outside-eu-customs-union-people-talking/

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