Breaking: UK will implement no Irish border checks and scrap 87% of tariffs under no-deal Brexit, government confirms
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May gives a speech at the in Grimsby, north east England, Friday March 8, 2019. British lawmakers are due to vote for a second time Tuesday on the deal, which they overwhelmingly rejected in January. The UK would introduce no checks at the Irish border checks and scrap 87% of tariffs on goods coming to the UK under a no-deal Brexit, the government has confirmed.
Theresa May's government published explosive details of the tariff cuts and its Irish border plans after Theresa May's Brexit deal was defeated heavily in parliament on Tuesday, significantly increasing the likelihood of no deal. The government would replace checks with an"honesty box" policy where businesses are expected to self-report the movement of goods. There would also be an online payment system for VAT payments.
Karen Bradley, the Northern Ireland secretary, said:"These arrangements can only be temporary and short-term." Britain currently has tariff-free access to EU markets and enjoys EU trade deals with other countries, all of which will end once the UK leaves. Exports from the UK will still automatically face new tariffs even if the UK unilaterally cancels most scraps tariffs on inbound goods.
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