Whitehall sources say that under a new customs partnership Britain would become “an agent of the EU” and mirror much of the existing customs system Getty ImagesMinisters have been accused of glossing over the complexities of reaching a new customs deal with the European Union as the government published its blueprint for a post-Brexit trading pact. The first involves the use of new technology to make trade as “frictionless as possible”. The second sets out a customs partnership under which Britain and the EU would have different import tariffs depending on where goods were eventually sold. Whitehall sources said that under this plan Britain would become “an agent of the EU” and mirror much of the existing customs system. Britain would administer the collection of tariffs and there would be no need for…

Source: The Times August 15, 2017 23:03 UTC