I think we are confused.

Importing to the UK from the EU is largely unaffected due to the UK government extending grace periods and not enforcing brexit rules.

Exporting to the EU is a completely different matter, brexit is full on and the UK is experiencing the potential loss of its main market altogether.

The UK could have extended the transition in view of covid but it was blind to reason.

Really brexiteers arguments are pathetic, a problem for every solution.

You have to have a reason for EU customers now buying from you, why would they?

It is difficult complicated expensive, before it was easy, so why?

I've never really seen tarrifs on imported goods have much of a positive impact on anything. Often the intentions seem fair but the end results were not as expected.
Ireland was held back for around 50 years by imposing tarrifs on British imports, Britain did likewise to Ireland and Ireland's main market was reduced. Domestic consumption could not replace the shortfalls. Goods were often smuggled from the North - which had outcomes which haven't been fully explored, in my opinion. Actually could have been a major factor in terrorism.
I see Britain in a similar situation. I actually suspect a lot of this is electioneering hardball, exacerbated by Covid 19, not least the poor vaccine rollout in the EU, which is not reported as such in our news at all. I suspect RT and Al Jazeera report on it but can't watch them. I expect a quiet deal will be done once there is less domestic turmoil. They've been rioting in Holland, for instance. Not exactly a hotbed of civil disobedience.
Macron, in particular, needs to mouth off for the old guard French nationalists to support him and not vote for Le Front Nationale. Merkel's coalition is becoming more and more unworkable, there are socialists, Greens and Conservatives, that have no common reason to support each other, other than to keep mammy in. The list of failed and undermined governments in the EU is frankly endless. The Irish government is at best nepotistic, always incompetent and proven to be corrupt, pretty much in the open. As for the UK government, well, you see that for yourself. Italians, I'll stop there. The failure of politics in the EU is palpable, sound bytes are the way to go. Johnson saw that - he's not as silly as some think.
But, mouth off and posture they will, but a deal will be reached or the bottom line will suffer the longer this goes on. God forbid EUMPs could even face wage freezes, action will happen then. They're enjoying their vaccines as we speak. Yet, oddly no reporting on that here. I wonder why?
A ridiculously long post with many errors. I must apologise. Patience will probably work but do expect there to be some posturing and brinkmanship and climb downs from all sides in between. It's jockeying for negotiating space currently. The usual fun and games whilst the average person pays for it.

Red and Blue Army!

3 months in ; did you not say in an earlier post that it needs 6-9 months to make comparisons?
After that if we are where we are you will have allies to your comments. Goalposts and all that st20

Ireland alone spent 1 billion euros, £850 million, less this year in January than same month last year, 75% of that loss was foodstuff, its a lot of lolly to lose! Wheres Jacob when we need him?

Just to clear up any confusion mate.

Our economy will adjust. And when we start matching the EU in terms of obstacles for imports then it will hurt them more than us. Then lets see who is bleating.

We pay far too much for our food. We can import a lot more, a lot cheaper. At the moment, due to Covid, global trade is impacted. But once normality returns, then we will see.

Yes, the EU is playing the utter w***er card at the moment. In a way it is rather gratifying. Proves what millions of us believed about it all along. It does not have to be this way but chooses to do so.

As of now, and due to Covid, that has had no real impact on its exporters. This time in 18 months it will.

Europe is heading for a real s*** storm. The ECB will open the coffers for just long enough to stabilise the German, and to a lesser extent, the Dutch economies, before turning off the tap. The need to keep the other smaller economies poor so that the Euro is kept as a cheap global currency allowing all those shiny German and Dutch exports to be sold is all that matters. The single s***ty Catch 22 of the entire farce that is the Euro.

Brexit will be this nations saving grace.

"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." - 1984 - George Orwell.