Nearly 80 per cent of firms (77 per cent) that trade under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) say it is not helping them increase sales or grow their business.
More than half (56 per cent) of firms face difficulties adapting to the new rules for trading goods with the EU.
Almost half (45 per cent) are having difficulty adapting to the new rules for trading services, and a similar number (44 per cent) report difficulties obtaining visas for staff.
The BCC surveyed 1,168 businesses for its Brexit report, 92 per cent were small and medium-sized businesses.
Shevaun Haviland, director general of the BCC, said: “With a recession looming we must remove the shackles holding back our exporters so they can play their part in the UK’s economic recovery.
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