The concept of a customs union & single market I always thought were easy: it seems not. Again just been in a conversation where not..& explained it (successfully) like this..
Imagine a shipment of o/seas expensive watches, or used cars, or a ton of beef enters a port in Wales
The shipment clears customs after satisfying Welsh border force it's met the relevant (rules of origin) tariff/duty & VAT rates. Once cleared (or originating in Wales) does (did) the same shipment need the same costly process at border with England or Scotland (or NI)? No!.. Why?
Because they are part of the same customs territory (a customs union) .
For nearly 50 years this extended ever further into continental Europe and Ireland...but retracted back to just UK (nearly all UK; NI is a bit complicated).. this year
Similarly
..shipment is released onto the market after satisfying Welsh border force it's met relevant UK (bio) standards & compliances. Once cleared (or originating in Wales) does (did) same shipment need same costly process at border with England or Scotland (or NI)? No!..Why?
Because they're part of same regulated/policed standards territory (a single/internal market). For nearly 30 yrs this extended ever further into continental Europe & Ireland..AND further still into the EFTA4 countries ..but retracted back to just UK (for goods GB only)..this year
Similarly
An individual clears immigration passport/ID control after satisfying Welsh border force he/she has met relevant UK entry conditions. Once cleared (or originating in Wales) does same individual need same process at the border with England or Scotland or NI? No!.. Why?
Because they're part of same common travel area territory..
& has long included Ireland (a "Schengen" zone).
However this has *never* extended ever further into continental Europe ..
UK & IRL opted out.
(Although Single/internal market means the individual has FoM to work etc)
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James Crowhurst, a consultant vet at the hospital, said: "We knew we would be a third country, subject to new import rules, but we didn't think they would be so time-consuming and labour-intensive."
WHY the fuck not?
h/t @AnnaJerzewska bbc.com/news/uk-englan…
Yet again... the closer the alignment on standards & duties the less the border force processes ("frictions") ..the ultimate of course being a customs union inside a single regulated market.
UK Gov chose "fuck off with all your rules"..i.e. hardest of borders
Belarussian Brexit
Liverpool’s container port is “imploding”, with hauliers growing increasingly concerned over the gateway’s viability as they struggle for booking slots.
Forwarders are also beginning to feel the pinch as increasing numbers of hauliers, refuse to service Liverpool.
Brace brace
“Lots of hauliers from outside the Liverpool region are simply refusing to go there, because of the poor productivity and increased costs, which leads to us incurring quay rent and detention charges,” one forwarder told The Loadstar.
Maritime Transport, told customers new charges for delays at Liverpool would be incurred from close of business today.“
One of the smaller hauliers said: “It is at crisis point now, and I am really not sure why the port has not ground to a halt
While some managed to stave off the (brexit) impact, thanks in large part to pre-Brexit stockpiling, others are now struggling to replenish shelves and are seeing orders refused by suppliers scrambling to clear backlogs that have built up. And its big ones too.....
Nestlé is having problems galore because it can’t even get its goods into the GB from Rotterdam, let alone get its deliveries on the road here.”Surging container rates are not helping the situation either, with wholesalers noting that prices are climbing across the supply chain.
Mr Lunt said: “Ultimately, we’re all paying for this now, ...., because if you have a supplier that has gone from 100 to now 3 picks a day, the supply chain is not built for that; it won’t hold. you’ll soon end up with no stock on the shelves.”
Full Report theloadstar.com/uk-sme-wholesa…
Shippers are facing that
*(self inflicted brexit exacerbated)*
"perfect storm" as the logistics industry has entered an “an era of unprecedented disruption”, with ports crippled by acute congestion as the malaise faced by China’s Yantian spreads to others.
According to Alex Hersham, CEO and co-founder of supply chain technology company Zencargo, the knock-on effect from Yantian, which has been operating at just 20% of normal productivity due to an outbreak of positive Covid-19 cases,
will be acutely felt in the coming weeks by retailers and consumers (perhaps cushioned further by extended lockdown restrictions) And he warned that industries “will face shortages of materials, and countries will struggle to stock up on PPE”, and also...
Chief executive of the Federation of Wholesale Distributors (FWD) James Bielby said the situation had become so extreme, with the shortage hitting 70,000, he recommended the government having army trucks on standby “to ensure… enough vehicles and drivers to distribute food”.
“The shortage of drivers is now critical, food wholesalers are experiencing severe difficulties delivering to stores, pubs, restaurants and care homes,” the spokesperson said. “We are meeting with ministers this week to discuss options, which we believe .....
should include having army drivers on standby to ensure food distribution.”
Among the proposals it intends to put forward is a temp extension of drivers’ hours, perhaps limited to multi-drops in remote areas & regions with a food supply threat.
ah that "bonfire of regulations"
& again...self imposing trade constriction/damage at best of times not good...but at a time of converging covid container shipping crisis ...& now this (Belarus sanctions) !!!
Today, the International Federation of Freight Forwarding Associations (FIATA) warned its members ..
...have significant implications for Asia-Europe supply chains.
“Belarus is a major artery for east-west transport, and freight forwarders should be aware of the adverse impacts such sanctions and related restrictions could have on the movement of goods,” it said.
“A high number of flights to China, Japan and South Korea regularly fly over Belarusian airspace, and re-routing those flights will increase flight times and will result in the reduction of cargo capacity.”
And the impact on China-Europe rail services could be far more severe,