A perfect storm potentially awaits in a few months time when the UK begins checks on EU imports
The new paperwork will come in from April to July as restaurants & pubs reopen
Delays will affect veg, meat, cheese & wine when demand is expected to rocket politicshome.com/news/article/b…
The new paperwork will come in from April to July as restaurants & pubs reopen
Delays will affect veg, meat, cheese & wine when demand is expected to rocket politicshome.com/news/article/b…
"There would've been a full-blown crisis in NI in January had restaurants been open... same sort of thinking could play out for EU-UK flows," said @ColdChainShane
importers are set to face the same issues as exporters: overnight trade becoming 4/5 days politicshome.com/news/article/b…
importers are set to face the same issues as exporters: overnight trade becoming 4/5 days politicshome.com/news/article/b…
What could that mean in practice?
Food suppliers being unable to meet a big increase in demand when hospitality reopens & the UK wants to celebrate
It threatens to disrupt "all businesses in the UK food industry" this spring/summer, warned @dominicgoudie politicshome.com/news/article/b…
Food suppliers being unable to meet a big increase in demand when hospitality reopens & the UK wants to celebrate
It threatens to disrupt "all businesses in the UK food industry" this spring/summer, warned @dominicgoudie politicshome.com/news/article/b…
The Fresh Produce Consortium wants HMG to delay import checks (first coming on April 1) amid concerns that the new IT system won't be ready
"We've had no training on it and there are thousands of businesses involved that have not had to do this before" politicshome.com/news/article/b…
"We've had no training on it and there are thousands of businesses involved that have not had to do this before" politicshome.com/news/article/b…
The ability of UK suppliers to import enough fruit & veg from the EU to meet demand is going to be "under considerable pressure," warned @NigelFpc
Meat importers also expect a "flurry of confusion"
The full range of checks are set to come in on July 1 politicshome.com/news/article/b…
Meat importers also expect a "flurry of confusion"
The full range of checks are set to come in on July 1 politicshome.com/news/article/b…
Then there's cheese (UK gets nearly 60% of it from the EU)
The dairy industry is concerned that ports won't be ready to carry out the full import checks on July 1
Wine faces being "delayed in queues" too. 55% of the UK's wine comes from the continent politicshome.com/news/article/b…
The dairy industry is concerned that ports won't be ready to carry out the full import checks on July 1
Wine faces being "delayed in queues" too. 55% of the UK's wine comes from the continent politicshome.com/news/article/b…
There is lots of talk of government taking a "light-touch" approach to imports (waive some through) in order to maintain the inward flow of goods
But this would put businesses in a tricky position as they plan to follow the rules, @ColdChainShane said
politicshome.com/news/article/b…
But this would put businesses in a tricky position as they plan to follow the rules, @ColdChainShane said
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