In Rotterdam, everyone assumes the UK will leave the single market and customs union. We went to see how it plans to cope with the upheavalEurope’s largest port, Rotterdam, is counting down to Brexit. Companies are “spoiled” by the ease of trading within the EU’s internal market, van ’t Veld says. “Instead of two pieces of documentation you would need nine additional documents,” says van ’t Veld, based on his reading of the UK customs bill. “If you do not have a customs union and a common market then you have checks on the borders,” the Dutch politician says.

Source: The Guardian September 22, 2018 15:00 UTC