‘British brand names will die’: Manner raises the alarm on Brexit trade deal

Mon, 15 Aug 2022 00:19:37 +0000

“It’s been an complete disaster.” Ben Taylor, co-founder of the British knitwear brand Country of Origin, is reflecting on his initially month of company put up-Brexit. The manufacturer produces all its colourful intarsia cardigans and cable-knit sweaters making use of British wool at its personal manufacturing facility in the British Midlands, and attributes about 30 per cent of its on the web orders to the EU. Taylor states the paperwork is now a persistent headache. “One jumper was rendered an animal item by a duty formal in the EU and the customer bought slapped with a €200 import invoice,” he says. As a result, some European shoppers have stopped purchasing revenue in the location are down 58 for each cent from pre-Brexit concentrations. “People have listened to the horror tales,” he suggests.

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‘British brand names will die’: Manner raises the alarm on Brexit trade deal