Art and antiques' UK export value 2008-2022, by EU and non-EU trade
As of January 1, 2021, the United Kingdom officially left the European Union. The sharp increase in the EU exports' value recorded in 2021 might be because HMRC changed its way of measuring exports to the EU after Brexit, specifying that figures reported from 2021 onwards cannot be compared with data previously released. As the United Kingdom is no longer part of the EU single market, all UK exports to the EU must be strictly recorded.