Exports From UK to EU Down 68 Percent Since Brexit Trade Deal, Say Hauliers

Lorries queue in at the border control of the Port of Dover, following the end of the Brexit transition period, in Dover, Britain, on Jan. 15, 2021. John Sibley/Reuters

LONDON—Exports from Britain to the European Union fell by 68 percent in January as trade was disrupted after the end of a transition period following Britain’s departure from the European Union, according to a trade body representing hauliers.

The government did not confirm the data and said disruption at the border had been minimal since Britain completed its journey out of the EU’s orbit at the of 2020 following an agreement on trading arrangements.