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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Heather Stewart

British exporters call on government to ease post-Brexit trade frictions with EU

Boris Johnson signs the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) with the EU in December 2020, with former chief trade negotiator David Frost in attendance.
Boris Johnson signs the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) with the EU in December 2020, with former chief trade negotiator David Frost in attendance. Photograph: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images

Almost two-thirds of British exporters have said selling to the EU has become harder in the past year, according to the British Chambers of Commerce, which is calling on the government to do more to smooth trade frictions post-Brexit.

Three years on from Boris Johnson signing the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) with the EU, the small businesses which make up much of the BCC’s membership are still struggling to negotiate trade barriers.

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