Under the confines of the proposed new Brexit deal, according to the news eu tarrifs will only apply to unnecessary goods. Has the eu really agreed to this?
The deal is that the UK collects eu tarrifs at point of entry to northern Ireland, but checks to be applied to both sides of Irish Sea border, the idea being that that a north-south border is therefore unnecessary.
According to news the new deal is that northern Ireland will remain in the eu customs union but not legally. Legally they will be under Britain who have cautioned of little incentive to declare eu destined goods that might therefore have to pay British tarrifs. The financial incentive for northern Ireland seems to be the possibility that local companies might benefit from free trade agreements with China.
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