Irish Exporters Association Largely Welcome UK Government's Delay to Phasing in Import Controls 11th March 2021 IEA largely welcomes the UK Government's decision to delay the post-Brexit checks on EU goods coming into Great Britain by six months. Credit: Dublin Port Co-facebook This afternoon the Irish Exporters Association (IEA) has largely welcomed the announcement by the UK Government to delay the post-Brexit checks on EU goods coming into Great Britain by six months. The delay, which was announced by Michael Gove MP, gives Irish and UK businesses more time to prepare. The CEO of the Irish Exporters Association Simon McKeever believes that while Irish exporters have more time to prepare, we have concerns about the impact that the delaying of deadlines is having to Irish businesses’ preparations and in a wider context, the overall impact to EU – UK relations.