BREXIT: LOBBY GROUPS SAY A GRACE PERIOD IS NEEDED AFTER LATEST TRADE GUIDANCE IS PUBLISHED HOURS BEFORE COMING INTO FORCE

On 5 January, Lloyds Loading List reported that the UK published more than 300 pages of updated advice setting out how the new trade border with the EU will operate just hours before it came into force, leading business groups to plead for leniency in enforcement in the coming month.  It included 70 pages of case histories and complex flow diagrams explaining the new trade processes required to export goods to Europe, including 26 “key steps” for sending fish.

https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/Hauliers-rush-to-get-up-to-speed-on-UK-trade-border-controls/78191.htm#.X_RoHDSSmM8

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Author: raytodd2017

Chartered Legal Executive and former senior manager with Isle of Man Customs and Excise, where I was (amongst other things) Sanctions Officer (for UN/EU sanctions), Export Licensing Officer and Manager of the Legal-Library & Collectorate Support Section View all posts by raytodd2017