Brexit trade barriers added £600m in costs to UK importers this year
by Lisa O'Carroll Brexit correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#5PF2V)
Customs duties rose to record 2.2bn in first six months since trade deal came into effect on 1 January
The trade barriers that made the import of Marks & Spencer's Percy Pig sweets one of the first casualties of Brexit has added an extra 600m in costs to British importers since January, it has emerged.
Customs duties paid by UK businesses shot up from 1.6bn in the first half last year to a record 2.2bn in the same period this year, according to an analysis of HMRC data.
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