UK losing up to £6.5bn a year in EU trade due to mismatched product rules

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IPPR finds failure to align testing standards has forced companies to abandon exporting to EU and is costing costing 0.18% of national income The UK is losing out on annual exports to the EU that could be worth as much as £6.

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  • IPPR finds failure to align testing standards has forced companies to abandon exporting to EU and is costing costing 0.18% of national income The UK is losing out on annual exports to the EU that could be worth as much as £6.
  • Reported by The Guardian and published Thu, 24 Sep 2026 04:00:10 UTC.

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