@JulianThomas19 @bbcpointswest Both Eire and UK are outside Schengen so Common Travel Area between them can be maintained with cooperation on external immigration data and “in market” type residence right checks such as occur now for eg jobs, property & some services.
@JulianThomas19 @bbcpointswest For “3rd country” goods imported to EU, customs/origin declarations, transit documents & any regulatory statements can be lodged electronically & pre-cleared / post-cleared in premises, using procedures available already in EU’s Union customs code to avoid frontier checks.
@JulianThomas19 @bbcpointswest In Rotterdam I have seen how even for veterinary goods there are precedents for this happening 40 kms behind the border itself. For non veterinary goods the post-border clearance of goods can take place deep into Europe at the goods’ destinations.
@JulianThomas19 @bbcpointswest With transit document customs brokers assume liability for duty payable to authorities & can pool & insure risk. Compliance can be risk-assessed & monitored at clearance premises, such as currently for VAT & excise, & also by normal in-market product standard checks.
@JulianThomas19 @bbcpointswest No need therefore for hard borders or new/unproven technology. At Rotterdam costs are low being 0.3% to 1.3% of avg goods value for the administration (higher end accounts for non subsidised vet inspection of veterinary goods) - way less than Govt forecast assumptions of 10-20%
