This article was first published on August 23, 2018.

London (CNN Business) Higher charges on international credit card payments. Extra taxes on parcels from Europe. More red tape for hospitals that import blood or organs for transplant.

These are some of the potential consequences the United Kingdom will face if it crashes out of the European Union without a deal on trade, according to notices published Thursday by the UK government.

"I remain confident a good deal is within our sights, and that remains our top, and overriding, priority," said Brexit secretary Dominic Raab. "But, we must be ready to consider the alternative."

Companies have been asking for guidance from the government since Britain voted to leave the European Union in June 2016.

"Businesses have waited too long for answers to some basic questions around Brexit ... 'no deal' preparations should have happened far earlier," said Adam Marshall, director general of the British Chambers of Commerce.

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