Business groups insist the new border control model must now be delivered on time and warn 'challenges remain'.
have been delayed again and will not be fully implemented until October 2024, the Government has announced.
From 30 April, UK customs officers will begin carrying out “risk-based” physical and identity checks on these products at the border, with documentation also required.It amounts to the fifth delay to the checks, which the EU has already put in place in the other direction for UK exports to the continent.
A “single trade window” will also be provided to allow firms to submit trade information on exports and imports just once to remove complexity and duplication. “Once fully implemented, these important post-Brexit measures will, I believe, bring considerable benefits to the UK economy and to UK trade, and the Government stands ready to support businesses through this transition.”
The move was backed by the Chief Veterinary Officer Christine Middlemiss, who said: “The threat from imported animal and plant diseases, such as African swine fever and Xylella fastidiosa, continues to grow. William Bain, head of trade policy at the British Chambers of Commerce, said firms were pleased with the clarity provided and insisted “the focus must now be on delivering the single trade window to the timescales set out”.“Businesses are making investment and supply chain decisions for the long term and need to be confident that the physical and digital infrastructure around the Great Britain border is going to be in place on time.
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