The EU had an amount of control (including tariffs) on how our non-EU external trade operated. After Brexit we were no longer subject to those limitations.As an EU member we were completely free to trade with whoever we liked
As a member or shops were full of goods from China, India, America, Australia, Vietnam, Thailand, New Zealand, Canada, Japan......
where were we unable to trade??
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/...businesses by reducing administrative burdens.

