UK government proposes new Irish Sea food checks from October 2021
The United Kingdom (UK) government has recently proposed a new range of measures to introduce checks on goods travelling between Great Britain (GB) and Northern Ireland (NI).
The EU and the UK formed two separate markets which created the need for new checks at borders, such as safety checks and customs declarations.
The Northern Ireland (NI) Protocol was designed to prevent physical checks along the border between NI (in the UK) and the Republic of Ireland (in the EU), following Brexit.
As a result of the NI Protocol, NI has in effect remained inside the EU’s single market for goods. Goods from NI can flow to EU countries without custom checks, tariffs or new paperwork.
Since the NI Protocol came into force at the start of 2021 it has prompted disagreements between the UK and EU. The trade in goods between GB and NI has been disrupted due to the creation of a customs border in the Irish Sea that didn’t previously exist.
The UK government has been calling for the protocol to be rewritten.
In March, the UK delayed introducing some new border processes in respect of imported goods from the EU. The UK government also delayed implementing checks between GB and NI. The EU was not consulted about the delays and did not agree to the failure to start checks agreed under the NI Protocol. The EU started legal proceedings against the UK.
Phase one in October will cover fresh meat products and phase two at the end of January 2022 will cover dairy products, plants and wine.
Phases three and four should cover fruit and vegetable marketing standards, pet food, organics and composite products. No dates are given for the implementation of phases three and four.
The UK said it proposes to issue guidance by the end of this month on the long-term arrangements for business-to-consumer parcel deliveries from GB to NI.
If you would like advice regarding the changes to importing and/or exporting to/from the EU, please contact us at Tudor International Freight, on 0333 1234 747 or email sales@tudorfreight.com.
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