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15 Jun, 4 tweets, 1 min read
Remember how before Brexit we were talking about driver shortages?

While it's not getting much coverage these days it's very much still a thing
Earlier this year a logistics provider mentioned that drivers were quitting and that shortages were unavoidable
And it's only going to get worse
From the Loadstar

theloadstar.com/uk-driver-shor…

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Dr Anna Jerzewska Profile picture
14 Jun
I think the PM means this part.

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And then Art 6 👇

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Notice that unfettered access is only for NI-GB movements.

For GB-NI it's "best endeavours to facilitate trade".

Trade facilitation means making border processes more efficient but not removing formalities and checks.

/3
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Dr Anna Jerzewska Profile picture
10 Jun
Both the UK and the EU have said that they would like to see a pragmatic solution to the SPS border checks issue in NI.

But it seems to me that they interpret "pragmatic" differently.

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For the UK it seems to be all about flexibility and finding a solution that's proportionate to the risk.

There is a bit of a "let's just get on with it" attitude and frustration with the EU's insistence on sticking to pre-defined terms and rules.

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The UK seems to struggle with the fact that the EU is not necessarily willing to go beyond existing frameworks and solutions.

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Dr Anna Jerzewska Profile picture
9 Jun
There were always only 2 places to carry out SPS checks or any other formalities.

EU's suggestion that checks can take place between ROI and the rest of the EU shows how serious the EU is about protecting its market.

/1

Indeed ROI would be "paying the price" for ensuring there is no border between north and south.

I'm not sure what the tangible impact would be on trade between ROI/EU but any costs and delays would now be for the EU MS to absorb. Significant transfer of responsibility here.

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And difficult to imagine this being introduced without any further consequences for the UK as it would normalise UK's unwillingness to implement the Protocol. A document the UK:
✅negotiated,
✅signed and
✅promoted domestically as a massive success.

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Dr Anna Jerzewska Profile picture
8 Jun
Turns out the supplementary customs declarations due this month (from this month onwards) are also a problem for the customs industry. Risk of a backlog.

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Traders unprepared and often unaware of the obligations.

Brokers lack capacity, often don't communicate with traders due to lack of time. Or they wrongly assume that traders know what's required.

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theloadstar.com/threat-to-uk-c…
You need special authorisation to be able to submit these supplementary declarations and not every broker has one. The application process is complex.

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Dr Anna Jerzewska Profile picture
7 Jun
Clear as day.

The UK sees the Protocol as a "huge compromise" and was expecting the EU to reciprocate.

The EU expected the UK to follow through on its commitments - logical consequences of this agreement.

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For example, the UK decided to apply the EU customs legislation, the UCC, in NI.

As a result, customs formalities outlined in the UCC apply to goods entering NI even from GB.

Simples!

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Seems like the UK was under the impression that the compromise it made was so big the EU won't possibly ask it to go through with it...

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5 Jun
So I have a feeling many companies are in for a rude awakening this month - the first round of supplementary customs declarations for companies importing from the EU

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Thanks to the UK Gov's easements there was an option to defer customs declarations for the first 6 months and submit the bare minimum of data at the time of import (usually done by the carrier, logistics provider)

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This was to be followed by a full, supplementary declaration up to 175 days later.

Which, you guessed it, is this month.

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