How will Brexit affect UK imports and exports?

Many businesses owners are wondering if Brexit will offer more opportunities for UK trade

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Advocates of Brexit say it will free the UK from the shackles of EU control and allow it to strike out on its own as a new ‘Global Britain’ trading nation.

Yet the EU remains by far the UK’s largest trading partner. Official figures show that 44% of all UK exports went to the EU in 2017, while 53% of all UK imports came from the EU – meaning any post-Brexit future is likely to have serious consequences, both good and bad, for businesses.

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