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UK Aims to Cut £65M Export Costs by 2027

8/27/2025

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UK companies incurred £65 million in export license costs for food and agricultural products to the EU last year.
The government aims to eliminate these costs by 2027 under a new agreement.
Labour claims the deal will reduce import checks and benefit smaller businesses by ending the export-licensing scheme.
Critics, including Farage and Badenoch, argue the agreement undermines Brexit.

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UK companies incurred £65 million in export license costs for food and agricultural products to the EU last year.
The government aims to eliminate these costs by 2027 under a new agreement.
Labour claims the deal will reduce import checks and benefit smaller businesses by ending the export-licensing scheme.
Critics, including Farage and Badenoch, argue the agreement undermines Brexit.