这些新贸易协议需要多年时间谈判，在它们完成之间，英国企业急需避免两大迫在眉睫的破坏：一个将发生在2019年3月英国不再具有欧盟成员资格时，另一个发生在新全球协定完成并生效时（可能在未来的任何时候 ） 。
These new trade deals will take many years to negotiate, and until their completion, British businesses are desperate to avoid two costly disruptions: one when EU membership ends in March 2019, and another at whatever future date the new global trade agreements are finalized and come into effect.