Assessment of Non-Tariff Measures Impact on UK Agri-Goods, Fish and Seafood Exports

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DEFRA awarded a contract to The Andersons Centre for a research project assessing the impact of non-tariff measures (NTMs) on specific UK exports of agri-goods, fish and seafood.

The project aimed to provide granular quantitative estimates of compliance costs with EU NTMs for GB and NI exporters, including costs for GB businesses transporting goods to NI post-Brexit, separated by Northern Ireland Protocol (NIP)/Windsor Framework (WF) where possible.

It sought to understand the scale of NTM costs, determine whether firms ceased trading or reduced exports due to TCA and/or NIP/WF requirements, identify the most prohibitive NTM aspects, note suggested solutions for cost reduction, and identify which NTMs represent the greatest burden and how firms and supply chains responded.

The contract value was £114,999.