It was 2020 when BREXIT sanctioned Britain’s exit from the European Community.
There have been difficult and uncertain times, such as food price inflation that still worries more than 80 percent of British citizens, with repercussions for large retailers and restaurants. In addition, Brexit has undoubtedly meant costs and time associated with bureaucracy, as reported by 75 percent of Italian PDO PGI companies.
The news these hours, however, is that the UK’s exit from the European Union has had a significant and positive impact on the Italian agri-food sector, with an increase in exports to the UK market of +35% since 2017 (*). The first item of Italian exports to the UK is precisely the agri-food sector, with 4.53 billion euros in 2023, representing in value the sector with the highest growth in exports.
For the Italian PDO and PGI food sector, the UK is the fourth largest destination market, with a 6 percent share of exports involving more than 60 names, mainly cheese (66 percent), meat products (16 percent) and balsamic vinegars (17 percent).
Among the aspects that have contributed positively: there is the EU-UK trade and cooperation agreement with zero duties and self-certification, the protection of PDOs and PGIs in the UK, the perception of quality, and the good positioning of Italian products in the UK market.
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GOD SAVE THE KING AND THE ITALIAN FOOD!
*Report “Brexit Effect on the Italian PDO PGI Sector” by Origin Italia and Fondazione Qualivita with the contribution of the Ministry of Agriculture.
