Ireland forced to ease Brexit bureaucracy after hauliers warn supermarket stocks could run low Ben Chapman Signage indicates the direction vehicles should follow depending on the relevant paperwork for crossing to Ireland at the check-in area at Holyhead port in Anglesey, north Wales.
The Republic of Ireland has been forced to temporarily ease customs checks on shipments from Great Britain after hauliers warned Brexit red tape could cause shortages of some goods and leave gaps on supermarket shelves.
Businesses have also encountered severe problems shipping goods into Northern Ireland, despite repeated claims by UK government ministers including Boris Johnson that there would be no border down the Irish Sea.
Post-Brexit customs rules threaten utter carnage at Irish ports
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The Government must “urgently intervene” to prevent post-Brexit trade chaos on the way into Irish ports.
The Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) has written to the Government warning that new customs practices brought in after Brexit are “seriously problematic and currently unworkable.”
The association warned that more than eight new checks or customs requirements have been introduced since the beginning of the year.
It said the way the requirements are being imposed by Customs and Excise officials is “not practical and not working.”
It specifically criticised a new rule requiring truck drivers to log on to the Customs and Excise website half an hour before arriving at an Irish port to see if they need to undergo an inspection, noting that it ignores “technical and practical obstacles” to logging on while at sea.
DELAY IN IMPORTS FROM BRITAIN
Hauliers have been experiencing difficulties with paperwork which they say needs to be sorted out urgently
IRHA and Stena Line say they have noticed this drop in freight coming into Rosslare from the UK in recent days