Borderline disorder

Phasing-in new UK Customs border checks may have been a mistake

The decision to phase-in new UK border checks for EU imports may have been a mis-step, following reports that the process is causing confusion.
Under the UK’s three-phase introduction of new import controls, all goods became subject to full checks from 1 January, but only controlled substances required declarations. Animal and plant products will require them from 1 April and all other goods from 1 July.
Gartner supply chain practice director Susan …

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UK government unveils plans for more post-Brexit border control posts

The UK government is exploring plans to expand the number of inland border control posts (BCPs) to handle any overflow customs checks in the post-Brexit environment.
With the UK’s final departure from the EU set for 1 January, an updated border operating model confirms that a further five inland sites are being studied as potential BCPs.
Facilities at Thames Gateway, Birmingham, Holyhead, Fishguard/Pembroke and Dover would increase the number of BCPs to …

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UK ports welcome £200m fund to help them deal with post-Brexit red tape

The UK government has unveiled a £200m ($258.5m)package in one-off grants for ports to install new order processing facilities for the departure from the EU.
The funds are part of a wider £470m investment package announced in July.
The Cabinet Office said today’s Port Infrastructure Fund would be “targeted at those ports that have the space to build new border infrastructure on their current sites so they are ready to handle new …

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No extension to Brexit transition period, but border controls will be eased, at first

The UK government has confirmed it will not seek an extension to the Brexit transition period, but will relax border controls for imports, initially, and implement new controls, in stages, to give businesses more time to prepare.
In what seems an admission that businesses – and customs – will not be ready for the huge shift, particularly as they continue to battle the impacts of coronavirus, the government said it would …

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