For U.S. exporters already dealing with multiple sets of regulations, duties and tariffs across the globe, the post-Brexit world is a mess that will take years to sort out.
In the decades since the European Union was created, American exporters have, with some exceptions, been able to count on a uniform set of regulations and standards. That could end now as Britain will be freed from EU rules and could begin the years-long process of replacing them with its own, impacting companies ranging from behemoths such as Boeing Co. and Caterpillar Inc. — as well as smaller ones fighting for a toehold in the vast market.
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