UK trade with EU falls by 23% in first quarter as Brexit and Covid hit

Businesses have been struggling to deal with far more paperwork since transitional arrangements with the EU ended on 1 January, leading to long queues of lorries at Dover. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Businesses have been struggling to deal with far more paperwork since transitional arrangements with the EU ended on 1 January, leading to long queues of lorries at Dover. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

source https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/may/25/uk-trade-with-eu-falls-by-23-in-first-quarter-as-brexit-and-covid-hit