European Union Committee
Brexit: trade in goods
16th Report of Session 2016-17 - published 14 March 2017 - HL Paper 129
Contents
Chapter 2: UK production of goods
Box 1: Dividing goods and services
Figure 1: GVA of manufacturing to the UK and EU economy as percentage of GDP 2000–2015
Figure 2: Manufacturing location quotients
Sectors considered in this report
The competitiveness of the UK economy after Brexit
Research collaboration and funding
The Government’s industrial strategy
Conclusions and recommendations
Chapter 3: Goods—UK exports and imports
Table 1: UK exports to the EU and percentages of total UK exports 2015 (£ million)
Table 2: Destination of UK goods exports 2015
Figure 3: Percentage of goods exports accounted for by the EU 2005–15
Table 3: UK imports from the EU and percentages of total UK imports 2015 (£ million)
Table 4: Source countries of UK goods imports 2015
Conclusions and recommendations
Impact of tariff barriers on UK-EU trade
Box 3: Inward Processing Relief
Establishing a UK tariff regime
Conclusions and recommendations
Chapter 5: Non-tariff barriers
Impact of rules of origin on UK businesses
Laws and regulations, standards and EU agencies
Conclusions and recommendations
Chapter 6: Costs of administering tariff and non-tariff barriers
Costs through increased administration
Box 7: Administrative requirements and customs procedures
Tariff-related administrative costs
Non-tariff barrier-related administrative costs
Conclusions and recommendations
Chapter 7: The EU and preferential trade with third countries
Existing EU preferential trade arrangements
EU FTAs with developed countries
EU FTAs with developing countries
Box 9: The EU’s trade with developing countries
Sectoral views on post-Brexit preferential terms with third countries
Priority countries for new FTAs
Substituting EU trade with non-EU trade
Conclusions and recommendations
Chapter 8: Summary of sector issues
Chapter 9: Investment and business climate
Figure 5: Value of sterling against the US dollar, February 2016 –February 2017
Certainty and investor confidence
Box 10: Nissan’s investment in the UK
Conclusions and recommendations
Chapter 10: The Government’s view
Engagement with business and investors
Conclusions and recommendations
Summary of conclusions and recommendations
Appendix 1: List of Members and declarations of interest
Evidence is published online at www.parliament.uk/brexit-trade-goods and available for inspection at the Parliamentary Archives (020 7129 3074).
Q in footnotes refers to a question in oral evidence.