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The UK is a member of the European Union and it has no trade barriers when dealing with fellow EU member States. In its dealings with non-EU countries, trade restrictions are largely set by the EU and Great Brittain conforms to them. These barriers sometimes consist of import tariffs - especially when a country is suspected of price dumping, as recently happened with China. But more usual are non-financial trade barriers that have to do with the quality and safety of products, such as:

  • technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment procedures
  • labelling rules
  • poor protection of intellectual property rights and geographical indicators
  • misuse of sanitary and phytosanitary measures
  • unfair subsidies
  • unjustified trade defence measures - such as anti-dumping actions
  • discriminatory taxation and other additional fees
  • ad hoc bans and prohibitions on imports - eg those implemented on the basis of spurious claims to protect the health and safety of citizens
  • non-automatic licensing procedures
  • customs procedures
  • quantitative restrictions
  • government procurement
  • restrictions on access to raw materials
  • barriers to trade in services and investment
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