Customs proposals: what does the UK government want?

Little would change under ‘continued close association’, but the plan is ambitious, untried and relies on EU goodwillThe government’s new proposals can appear confusing, some might say deliberately so. Britain will be leaving the customs union of the EU after the article 50 negotiating phase expires in March 2019. But this is because participation is only available to EU member states and Britain will not be a member after this point. It will however be seeking to negotiate new