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Originally Posted by tweetiepooh
What we do have more freedom on is not having to always follow EU diktats on such matters. If the EU wants to impose higher duty on imports from certain countries and we don't we are free not too (this could already be there I don't know).
What I think will be interesting is do we have to deal with the EU as a whole or can we work with individual countries within the EU. This will be the fun side of things, especially with some of the other members who are less happy with the EU.
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We, like every other country in the EU has the ability to veto tariff changes. Last year, the EU wanted to put a huge anti-dumping tariff on chinese steel to protect the EU steel industry. The UK vetoed it - they sold the british steel industry out to cosy up to the chinese. A much lower tariff was eventually agreed upon but it was too little, too late.
On negotiating with individual countries, it depends on what aspects - trade, no chance, the EU is a single market