I’m a buyer for a large wholesaler and distributor. The glaringly obvious reason I do direct trade with e.g. Germany over New Zealand is the huge discrepancy in time/cost of haulage.
I’m not going to suddenly start buying/selling coffee from one of the countries in this deal when, even with all the extra red tape and costs when trading with the EU post-Brexit, it would still work out cheaper and vastly quicker to buy from/sell to the EU.
I’m a buyer for a large wholesaler and distributor. The glaringly obvious reason I do direct trade with e.g. Germany over New Zealand is the huge discrepancy in time/cost of haulage.
I’m not going to suddenly start buying/selling coffee from one of the countries in this deal when, even with all the extra red tape and costs when trading with the EU post-Brexit, it would still work out cheaper and vastly quicker to buy from/sell to the EU.
But… but… but… sOvErEiGnTy… surely countries across the world are queuing up to trade with us and willing to pay for the haulage?
But… but… but… TAkInG bAcK cOnTrOl…