Brexit ‘shaved £850m off beauty industry’s exports to EU’

Customs delays and increased cost of cross-border trade have affected sales, report suggests

Brexit has led to an £850m fall in the value of the UK beauty industry’s exports to the EU, according to a report by a leading economics forecasting organisation.

The research, commissioned by the British Beauty Council, blamed customs delays and the increased cost of cross-border trade for putting a dampener on sales.