The value of goods imported from Great Britain to Ireland fell by 34% to €1.3 billion in May compared with the previous 12 months, according to Central Statistics Office (CSO) figures.
According to the data, published today, exports to Great Britain grew by 19% to €1.6 billion in the same time period.
by Tiger_Claw_1
17 comments
Brexit innit
Brexit means Brexit 🤷♂️
They now need us more than we need them.
Aye, that Brexit thing sure made a lot of sense… 🙄
Brexit was the worst decision Britain has made. If they don’t rejoin soon they will crumble
What proportion is that from Amazon I wonder? I used to buy slot of stuff from UK online retailers. Couldn’t deal with the hassle/risk of duty charges now.
I literally have no idea why they didn’t remain in the customs union, it make no sense whatsoever.
Would they have had to maintain freedom of movement to stay within customs union?
Whoever could have possibly seen this coming?
I used to get loads of pc parts from the UK, not a hope anymore with VAT so I use Germany (because of price-gouging Irish retailers)
Brexit went tits up so fast they didn’t even get around to doing all the racist dystopian stuff that they had planned. You can almost feel sorry for them.
I used buy a lot of clothes from the UK, as soon as I got the first customs charge that was the end of it, I could believe how expensive it was.
I haven’t bought anything from the UK, clothes or otherwise, since
Brexit will go down as the biggest cock-up of all time.
The EU was never going to let them leave and flourish.
Who wants to order from the UK with added tariffs?
Living in Great Britain is a nightmare for imports and exports atm. Can’t believe so many Brits fell for the lie that leaving the EU would ‘reduce red tape’ (and I say that as a Brit myself). The amount of new red tape it’s introduced is insane.
The most remarkable development of the last year was when Sunak needed to make the case for the Windsor framework and started lecturing us all on how good it was that Northern Ireland got to keep the benefits of Single Market access. Why, thanks Rishi. You know, some of us are old enough to remember when the whole UK got those benefits…
Why give the UK money in taxes this is a good thing just ban UK imports and watch the shitstorm