British Prime Minister Boris Johnson holds a news conference in Downing Street on the outcome of the Brexit negotiations, in London, Britain December 24, 2020. Paul Grover /Pool via REUTERS With €4.5 billion in food exports destined for the UK last year, this market is crucial for our beef, dairy, prepared consumer foods and some horticulture producers. Four years into the Brexit process, from 1st January 2021, Ireland will face an entirely new set of competitive forces in a post-Brexit Britain as customs compliance procedures are introduced and the market further expands to global competition, she said.
January will see the introduction of customs declarations, health certificates and other processes that will be new to many exporters and will add additional costs and complexities to decades old supply chains.
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The report says that key decisions on border operations had been taken ‘very late’ (Reuters)
Government delay in preparing Britain for the transition to Brexit risks “the worst possible start” to the new year for UK businesses and citizens, a House of Commons report has warned.
With just seven working days left until the UK leaves the EU’s single market and customs union, there are “significant concerns” about how border arrangements will work, said the report by a cross-party committee of MPs.
With no certainty over whether the UK will strike a free trade agreement with Brussels in the final days of 2020, the Committee on the Future Relationship with the EU warned of traffic disruption at ports, more red tape and extra costs for business.
London Correspondent
A British parliamentary committee has called for the UK government to produce robust contingency plans to cope with disruption caused leaving the EU single market and customs union on 1 January.
The cross-party Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union warns of a potentially challenging start to 2021 as businesses, traders and citizens adjust to life outside the single market and customs union.
It is concerned that there will be traffic disruption around ports, trucks will not have the right paperwork, and the UK s national security could be weakened by the loss of access to EU crimefighting databases.
The transition period for the UK to official leave the EU is coming to an end
Small businesses are being urged to make sure they are Brexit ready though many have complained about a lack of clarity on what this means exactly
SME support network Enterprise Nation s Emma Jones said the longer this goes on, the less likely SMEs will be anywhere near Brexit ready
How North East Lincolnshire is preparing for Brexit
The council has been making a number of preparations for Brexit ahead of the new year
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