What You Need To Know About Brexit As A Retailer In The US

We’re now several weeks out from the end of the “transition period” for the withdrawal of the U.K. from the European Union (EU), a process collectively known as “Brexit.” The economic impacts of Brexit will be largely determined by the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement and will likely be felt for years to come.

While this is all happening an ocean away, it will still have a significant impact on retailers in the U.S. that make sales to customers in the U.K. Keep reading to find out how!

A Quick History Of Brexit

The U.K. originally joined the predecessor of the EU, the European Economic Community, in 1973. Skepticism regarding the membership has been around almost right from the start, however. The first national referendum on whether the U.K. should remain a member actually took place in 1975.

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