Once the UK has left the European Union on 31 January 2020, it will operate its own independent trade policy including with regards to trade defence, a sector in which the UK has traditionally been reluctant to act. The UK will have to decide which of the 113 EU trade remedies currently in place (95 anti-dumping measures, 15 countervailing measures and 3 safeguard measures) will be maintained or varied and which will be revoked.
During the implementation period, currently set to last until 31 December 2020, all EU trade remedies, including those adopted by the Commission during the implementation period, will continue to apply to imports into the UK.
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