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Revenue has apologised for “intermittent performances” with its import system.

Business Journalist At the end of a tough year for much of humanity, Irish and British people had one reason to have a joyous Christmas in 2020. News that an EU-UK trade deal had been struck on Christmas Eve meant they could finally stop hearing about the 'B' word that dominated news day in, day out for the past five years or more - or at least until it had to share the headlines with a novel coronavirus. However, in some ways, Brexit has only just begun. The talking has pretty much ended, but the practicalities of Brexit became apparent very quickly when consumers were suddenly faced with ...

Incoming trade from Great Britain remains at ‘half the level of 2020’ PA 25 January 2021, 6:58 pm Incoming trade to Ireland from Great Britain remains at about half of the level seen at the same time last year, almost a month after Brexit, a Department of Transport official has said. Irish customs officials say they are “concerned” about the low levels of goods coming into the country, as hauliers and importers grapple with new customs red tape. Eddie Burke, from the Department of Transport, said he would like to see the volume of incoming goods increase quicker than is currently happ...

Dublin's Q102 By Kevin O'Mahony Buying on the web has “fundamentally changed” for people in this country. That’s due to the changes brought about by the UK’s departure from the EU. Now that the UK has left the single market and the customs union, online shoppers here are starting to see the knock-on effects. When going through UK sites, many of us are being hit with extra charges or big delays, while some items are unavailable altogether. Declan Huges from the Department of Business says this is the way it is now: "This is now the new reality in rel...

Mr Drennan said one IRHA member has had a trailer waiting to clear customs since 17 January because inspectors were “too busy” to process it. He said the delays were having an impact “across the board” on supplies of component parts, agriculture and fisheries as well as retail and parcel delivery. Hauliers are due to meet with the government later this week to try to overcome the difficulties. Revenue said on Monday that 79pc of imports are being cleared through customs at Dublin Port without requiring extra checks. A further 15pc of goods required documentation checks and 6pc were al...