so what is happening behind the scenes that make UK politicians and money men excited about brexit. well. here is the main buzzword. "freeports" when UK was part of europe UK had to obide by euro rule. meaning they could not make freeports. also produce from the rest of the world was traded at Euro tarrif rates. so UK hands were tied on both sides and had no control of what comes in or goes out so UK getting in american meat had to pay set tarriff so US getting in british meat had to pay the set tarriff but here is the thing. imagine america had a tarrif with europe of 20% for a certain product. but the UK product was only 10% after brexit with europe. well now the UK can nominate a shipment port as a "freeport" where america sends the produce to the UK at X% tarriff. and then the UK processes a new order and sends it  forward to europe at 10% the UK can then charge that 10% plus any profit to america(X) in short if UK charge america 18% then america get to send goods to europe 2% cheaper and UK get 8% as money they can keep. pure profit yep UK is going to get alot of profit for just being a paper middle man for goods coming from the rest of the world to europe via the UK this deal can make billions yep america does 290billion trade with europe. so for every 1% middleman profit uk makes from freeporting. is $2.9billion. for doing basically nothing. and thats just america. then add in canada. south america. it all adds up
so what is happening behind the scenes that make UK politicians and money men excited about brexit. well. here is the main buzzword. "freeports" when UK was part of europe UK had to obide by euro rule. meaning they could not make freeports. also produce from the rest of the world was traded at Euro tarrif rates. so UK hands were tied on both sides and had no control of what comes in or goes out so UK getting in american meat had to pay set tarriff so US getting in british meat had to pay the set tarriff but here is the thing. imagine america had a tarrif with europe of 20% for a certain product. but the UK product was only 10% after brexit with europe. well now the UK can nominate a shipment port as a "freeport" where america sends the produce to the UK at X% tarriff. and then the UK processes a new order and sends it  forward to europe at 10% the UK can then charge that 10% plus any profit to america(X) in short if UK charge america 18% then america get to send goods to europe 2% cheaper and UK get 8% as money they can keep. pure profit yep UK is going to get alot of profit for just being a paper middle man for goods coming from the rest of the world to europe via the UK this deal can make billions yep america does 290billion trade with europe. so for every 1% middleman profit uk makes from freeporting. is $2.9billion. for doing basically nothing. and thats just america. then add in canada. south america. it all adds up

so what is happening behind the scenes that make UK politicians and money men excited about brexit. well. here is the main buzzword. "freeports" when UK was part of europe UK had to obide by euro rule. meaning they could not make freeports. also produce from the rest of the world was traded at Euro tarrif rates. so UK hands were tied on both sides and had no control of what comes in or goes out so UK getting in american meat had to pay set tarriff so US getting in british meat had to pay the set tarriff but here is the thing. imagine america had a tarrif with europe of 20% for a certain product. but the UK product was only 10% after brexit with europe. well now the UK can nominate a shipment port as a "freeport" where america sends the produce to the UK at X% tarriff. and then the UK processes a new order and sends it  forward to europe at 10% the UK can then charge that 10% plus any profit to america(X) in short if UK charge america 18% then america get to send goods to europe 2% cheaper and UK get 8% as money they can keep. pure profit yep UK is going to get alot of profit for just being a paper middle man for goods coming from the rest of the world to europe via the UK this deal can make billions yep america does 290billion trade with europe. so for every 1% middleman profit uk makes from freeporting. is $2.9billion. for doing basically nothing. and thats just america. then add in canada. south america. it all adds up

so what is happening behind the scenes that make UK politicians and money men excited about brexit. well. here is the main buzzword. "freeports" when UK was part of europe UK had to obide by euro rule. meaning they could not make freeports. also produce from the rest of the world was traded at Euro tarrif rates. so UK hands were tied on both sides and had no control of what comes in or goes out so UK getting in american meat had to pay set tarriff so US getting in british meat had to pay the set tarriff but here is the thing. imagine america had a tarrif with europe of 20% for a certain product. but the UK product was only 10% after brexit with europe. well now the UK can nominate a shipment port as a "freeport" where america sends the produce to the UK at X% tarriff. and then the UK processes a new order and sends it  forward to europe at 10% the UK can then charge that 10% plus any profit to america(X) in short if UK charge america 18% then america get to send goods to europe 2% cheaper and UK get 8% as money they can keep. pure profit yep UK is going to get alot of profit for just being a paper middle man for goods coming from the rest of the world to europe via the UK this deal can make billions yep america does 290billion trade with europe. so for every 1% middleman profit uk makes from freeporting. is $2.9billion. for doing basically nothing. and thats just america. then add in canada. south america. it all adds up