Debenhams will close its online business in Ireland to avoid Brexit tariffs, the company has announced.
Under Brexit trade rules goods must “originate” in either the UK or the EU - under so-called “Rules of Origin” - in order to qualify for zero-tariffs. “Clearly goods imported from Asia and re-distributed to the EU are not from the UK - they are from China or Bangladesh or wherever, Sam Lowe from the Centre for European Reform explained to ITV News.”
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