Approaching the end of Week 3. This is what I'm seeing on the ground.
Everything is picking up. A number of companies had enough stock to last them through Jan.
They are now preparing to start importing/exporting for the first time
/1
Everything is picking up. A number of companies had enough stock to last them through Jan.
They are now preparing to start importing/exporting for the first time
/1
Some of them are still asking very basic questions and do not understand what it means to be an importer/ exporter. Not to mention all the forms etc.
Some still struggling to find a customs broker or only now starting to look for one (!!!)
/2
Some still struggling to find a customs broker or only now starting to look for one (!!!)
/2
No conversations with current hauliers, brokers re capacity, no conversations with suppliers/clients re division of responsibility.
Bit late for everything now.
/3
Bit late for everything now.
/3
Origin continues to be a massive problem and the Percy Pig issue is causing a problem for almost every single company I've spoken to.
/4
/4
I know the view from the EU was that this will not be amended/ clarified/ sorted anytime soon (h/t @pmdfoster ) but the sheer scale of the problem might mean that the UK Gov will need to look into it
/5
/5
Jan was about border disruptions and hauliers.
Feb will be about companies starting to trade again (and possibly still border disruptions and hauliers)
TL:DR - this is far from over
/end
Feb will be about companies starting to trade again (and possibly still border disruptions and hauliers)
TL:DR - this is far from over
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