A SHETLAND seafood processing company is holding off from exporting fresh fish to the European Union until the current delays experienced at the French border have been sorted. Robert Williamson of Scalloway-based QA Fish said because the post-Brexit trade deal had only been reached days before the end of the transition period, companies have had next to no time to prepare for the new export regime, which requires a lot of additional paperwork. 1 of 14Adverts And, with ongoing export restrictions for shellfish to China as well as the impact of the lockdown on UK sales, Brexit further added to what he described as a âperfect stormâ.