30 January 2024

Updates to no-deal dairy tariffs announced

The UK government announced revisions to the temporary tariff schedule which will apply to imports in the event of a no-deal Brexit. Further import tariffs have been announced for some cheeses, although the rates have not increased.

30 January 2024

US to impose higher tariffs on EU dairy products

UK butter and cheese exports to the US will face higher tariffs from 18 October, following the announcement that the US can apply up to $7.5 billion of retaliatory tariffs a year on products imported from the EU.

30 January 2024

Butter – Filling the Brexit void

In a no-deal, the UK would face a tariff on butter exports sent to the EU. This would make the majority of UK butter uncompetitive on EU markets.

28 November 2019

New pork programme will increase industry skills

A new, online training programme has been launched for pork to help expand the reservoir of meat skills in the supply chain.

7 October 2019

UK agri-food targeted by US penalty tariffs

The USA is planning to impose countermeasures of almost $7.5bn on a range of EU products, with dozens of products facing additional tariffs of 25% What does this mean for UK exports?

24 August 2020

How important is the UK’s ‘rollover’ of existing EU free trade deals?

If the UK leaves the EU in a ‘no-deal’ scenario, it will no longer be able to enjoy the benefits of trade agreements the EU has with other countries. In this article, we look at the progress that has been made in rolling over these deals and what it means for agri-food trade.