Hard Brexit

Deal or no-deal, first quarter post-Brexit will be tricky for logistics

Businesses may be growing increasingly optimistic about a deal being reached in the protracted Brexit negotiations, but the dire supply chain outlook for the first quarter remains.
EU negotiator Michel Barnier reportedly said there had been a breakthrough on one of the main sticking points, regulatory standards, with the UK now open to unilateral measures such as tariffs being applied to counteract systemic divergences that would distort trade and investment.
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EU offers six-month delay on UK ECMT permits in no-deal scenario

Europe’s no-deal contingency planning has extended a lifeline to anxious hauliers with the offer of a six-month delay on the need for driver permits in exchange for UK reciprocity.
The olive branch comes just a day after Europe allocated the 1,600 European Conference of Ministers of Transport driver permits (ECMT) made available to the UK, leaving more than 8,000 truckers uncertain how they would move goods around post-Brexit Europe.
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Tariff uncertainty leaves a nasty taste in the mouth of UK food and drink sector

Tariff uncertainties tied to the continuing and frustrating EU-UK negotiations are forcing food and drink industry players to gamble on their post-Brexit operations.
Ian Wright, CEO of the Food & Drink Federation, told the UK’s Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee today that with 14 working days until the end of the transition period, the uncertainty was forcing his members into “a binary choice”.
He said: “The problem with the tariff uncertainty is …

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Brexit: deal or no-deal, businesses must prepare for a mountain of paperwork

Businesses must “accept uncertainty” following prime minister Boris Johnson’s warning that the UK must prepare itself for a no-deal Brexit.
Mr Johnson’s comments came a day after his self-imposed deadline for a deal to be reached had passed – although minister Michael Gove, who is leading Brexit preparations, said the “door was still ajar” for a deal to be reached.
The PM said: “We have only 10 weeks until an end to …

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Number-one fear for UK post-Brexit trading is supply chain delays

As the UK’s Brexit preparations reach new heights of chaos, a survey has revealed that companies are ill-prepared for the new customs regime, which begins in January.
Two-thirds of large businesses are very, or extremely, concerned about delays in their supply chain post-Brexit, while 72% are worried about the customs brokerage market’s capacity.
And, given the parlous state of negotiations with the EU, it is of concern that only 18% of British …

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Ratifying UK-EU deal will be ‘just the start of Brexit, not the end’, says UKWA

The turgid state of UK politics is characterised by what appears to be ceaseless lying by all political parties, claims the UK Warehousing Assocation. 
One popular phrase, much-repeated by the prime minister, is “get Brexit done”, but Peter Ward, UKWA chief executive, said his plan, via an EU withdrawal agreement, was “deeply misleading” and “couldn’t be further from the truth”. 
Mr Ward said: “What it really means is ratifying an agreement which will signify the …

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Hauliers trapped in ports, 150 km queues, and a Catch 22 for business – UK government Brexit ‘plan’ laid bare

Brexit’s continuing comedy of errors may see drivers stranded in ports on both sides of the Channel as a result of the UK government’s ongoing failure to prepare and properly advise.   
Head of global and European policy at the FTA Pauline Bastidon told The Loadstar she fears drivers may be caught in a “Catch-22” as a result of divergent no-deal customs processes.   
“Under the plans, documentation for Calais-bound exports will be pre-lodged on IT systems, with the idea that …

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Haulage sector wants Whitehall to ensure goods keep moving after ‘no-deal’ Brexit

Amid the conflict of the Conservative Party leadership campaign, some UK business sectors are again showing anxiety at the prospect of a no-deal Brexit.  
Prime ministerial contenders Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt have both pledged to leave the EU with no deal, if necessary, and this week Mr Hunt hardened his stance, stating if a deal was not in sight by 30 September, he would be prepared to pull the plug on negotiations.  
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Logistics industry urges UK to prevent disorderly Brexit but vows to “clear up the mess”

The logistics industry has called on the UK government to ensure continued free trade and no “disorderly” exit from the EU, after politicians last night rejected the Brexit deal put forward by prime minister Theresa May. 
Ms May, who lost by 230 votes, now has just three days in which to come up with a plan B, while also fighting a vote of ‘no confidence’ in parliament. 
Forwarders have today urged the government to avoid a no-deal …

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