Brexit chaos

GVMS crashes on day one as new UK import rules bring supply chain chaos

New UK import requirements are causing chaos for supply chains with the Goods Vehicle Movement Service (GVMS) system “collapsing” on its first day of use.
A customs expert told The Loadstar that alongside the system crashing on 1 January, importers had struggled with the requirements, inputting incorrect data that has led to goods being held by border officials.
The expert said a lot of the issues stemmed from the fact that GVMS …

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‘Passport to Kent’ scrapped as delays fade thanks to ‘prepared’ hauliers

Post-Brexit traffic management measures on roads to Dover have been stood down, with the controversial Kent Access Permit (KAP) the first to go, amid claims of improved trade and minimal disruption.
The Department for Transport (DfT) said the KAP was no longer required and the moveable barrier on the M20 has been removed, as “delays have been prevented thanks to hauliers arriving at the border prepared”.
It added: “Industry compliance with the …

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New IT solutions the best hope to rebuild ‘smashed’ UK supply chains

IT solutions offer the best return to “normality” for forwarders, after Brexit “smashed apart” once-streamlined UK supply chains.
MD of Forward Computers (FCL) Richard Litchfield said the past decade had led to a “major improvement” in the organisation of road freight across Europe, but after the Brexit vote, worries had begun to set in over the resilience of systems.
“It used to be every road shipment was its own, individual project, but …

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Some progress to ease GB-NI border friction, but our costs are rising, says industry

Industry has welcomed the progress as the EU and UK edge closer towards easing GB-Northern Ireland border friction.
But it has also urged governments to get past their “significant differences”.
A spokesperson said cabinet minister David Frost would be meeting with EC vice president Maros Sefcovic tomorrow, part of a promise to work through issues surrounding the Northern Ireland Protocol.
“We remain in regular contact at all levels,” the spokesperson told The Loadstar. “The …

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UK SMEs now have time to get ‘a system’ to prepare properly for customs changes

UK supply chains must use the delay of post-Brexit customs changes to implement new systems, or face going to the wall
Management consultant Neil McEvoy told The Loadstar the 40% “drop off a cliff” in UK exports to the EU in January proved that many businesses “just weren’t properly prepared” for the UK departure from the single market.
“Some companies did not miss a heartbeat in prepping for Brexit, and this isn’t to say …

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Environment secretary Eustice accused of misleading MPs on shellfish rules

UK environment secretary George Eustice has been accused of misleading a parliamentary select committee last week, when he claimed the EU had changed regulations surrounding shellfish exports.
In a letter to businesses on 10 December, seen by The Loadstar, Mr Eustice confirmed that exports of live bivalve molluscs (LBMs), including clams, oysters, cockles, mussels and scallops, would be prohibited from some UK waters post-Brexit.
However, he told the the Environmental, Food and …

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The key to post-Brexit change is preparation – don’t delay, say thriving firms

Post-Brexit trade is proving “confusing” for British businesses, but a report from Descartes has stressed the importance of preparation ahead of pending changes.
While headline figures from the report, Beyond Brexit: The Realities of Brexit for UK-EU Cross Border Trade, point to a substantial majority of businesses, 90%, recording disruption related to Brexit changes, 19% claim to be thriving.
Vice president sales and business manager for Descartes UK, Pol Sweeney said: “Brexit has thrown …

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UK seafood exporters need same grace period as importers to avoid ‘disaster’

Seafood Scotland is demanding UK exporters receive the same grace period for frictionless trade with Europe as their importing counterparts, following a “collapse” in trade.
Office of National Statistics (ONS) figures released on Friday pointed to an 83% drop in fish and shellfish exports out of Scotland in January.
This led the CEO of Seafood Scotland, Donna Fordyce, to warn that UK exporters were being “choked” by post-Brexit regulations.
“We are baffled by …

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UK government accused of ‘spin-doctoring of the highest order’ over freight movement

Allegations of “spin doctoring” have been levelled at the UK government over its reporting of empty freight movements and the country’s capacity to handle additional customs work.
Despite being sanctioned by the UK Statistics Authority over use of unpublished and unverifiable data, the Cabinet Office has continued to stand by figures that suggest empty movements across the short straits average about 30% in “normal times”.
The figure came with a strenuous denial …

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More than 25% of trucks leaving the UK for EU are empty as exports dive

More than a quarter of the trucks crossing into the EU from the UK are travelling empty, as Brexit eats into UK export figures.
Data from the Road Haulage Association (RHA) shows empty lorries leaving the UK accounted for 26% of all truck movements into the EU, with total loaded haulage exports down 47% last month, compared with last year.
A spokesperson for the port of Portsmouth told The Loadstar empty EU-bound containers were …

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