British consumers have been warned by the Retail Consortium that shop prices could rise substantially unless the EU is able to secure the right Brexit trade deals for Britain . For example , the average duty on imported goods may rise to 27 % if the UK ended up trading under World Trade Organization rules , and clothing and food tariffs could rise to 30 % for all EU imports against the current zero - rating , as well as a 14 % rise in costs for importers of Chilean wine . Average duty on imported meat could rise to 27% if the UK ended up trading under World Trade Organisation rules, the British Retail said in a letter to International Trade Secretary Liam Fox. It also warned in a letter to International Trade Secretary Liam Fox that by the UK possibly defaulting to the World Trade Organization rules , shops would be unable to absorb such a rise in costs .
British consumers have been warned by the Retail Consortium that shop prices could rise substantially unless the EU is able to secure the right Brexit trade deals for Britain . For example , the average duty on imported goods may rise to 27 % if the UK ended up trading under World Trade Organization rules , and clothing and food tariffs could rise to 30 % for all EU imports against the current zero - rating , as well as a 14 % rise in costs for importers of Chilean wine . It also warned in a letter to International Trade Secretary Liam Fox that by the UK possibly defaulting to the World Trade Organization rules , shops would be unable to absorb such a rise in costs .