From: Steve Shaw - PM
Date: 26 Nov 17 - 07:32 PM
Nige, our dealings with OTHER EU COUNTRIES is tariff-free. Which it will not be after brexit. What part of that troubles you so? The point is remarkably simple: that will stop when we leave.

I believe I've already made it clear enough.
Purchases from the EU of commodities which originate (totally) within the EU may be "tariff free" (at present). But for most goods which are originally sourced from outside the EU, although we may not pay an import tariff, as such, (for our purchases within the EU) that tariff has already been paid elsewhere within the EU and is included within the "tariff free" price we pay. It's not a case that we are paying a tariff, but that the tariff is a hidden cost within the price of the goods.