Border Operating Model

Sort out row over NI Protocol so logistics can start planning longer-term

Legal and political struggles over the Northern Ireland Protocol pose little immediate danger to day-to-day supply chain operations, but do threaten the viability of strategic future planning.
Yesterday, the EU began legal proceedings against the UK over its decision to extend grace periods on new customs checks on products moving GB-NI, said to be an infringement of the protocol, with the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) launching a judicial review of the …

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Deferring new UK-EU customs controls no ‘universal fix’ for underlying problems

The UK government must act now to address failings in its post-Brexit border operating policy if its much-welcomed postponement of border checks are to do more than just delay “disaster”.
UK Brexit mastermind Michael Gove informed Parliament late last week that pre-notification requirements for products of animal origin, animal by-products, and high-risk food not of animal origin, would be implemented in October, rather than April as originally planned.
It was also announced …

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Freight association calls for greater clarity and 
detail on new cross border trade systems

Robert Keen

Freight association calls for greater clarity and 
detail on new cross border trade systems

Commenting on the raft of recent announcements by the UK government in regards to various aspects of the UK’s future cross border international trade, the trade association for UK freight forwarders said that, as always, the devil will be in the detail.

Robert Keen, the trade association’s Director General said: “The sooner the government puts some meat on the bones of the various...

https://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2020/08/10/freight-association-calls-for-greater-clarity-and-
detail-on-new-cross-border-trade-systems/