I do quite a lot of exporting - mainly during the winter months to the EU. Its a small inconvienience to have an extra form to complete but nothing too onerous. As for the European economy, it is very tough - I can tell both in terms of sales to and purchasing from, things are probably the worst they have been since 2007.
You are absolutely correct that Brexit wasnt given the light of day - a majority stepped forward but politicians had to spend the majority of their time appeasing the remainers because of the woke agenda. Forced to surpress their views otherwise they would be condemed as racist. The true fact is, the EU didnt really progress anything since its conception but dont let that get in the way of a good old fashion left agenda.