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Trucks are waiting to enter the port of Dover: You don't see queues like here in December at the moment, but other problems threaten
Photo: Gareth Fuller / dpa
Where is the feared Brexit chaos?
In any case, Dover doesn't look too messy.
Even if convoys of trucks jam in front of checkpoints or ships leave with a delay, things are generally orderly at Great Britain's most important English Channel port - almost two months after the UK left the internal market and the EU customs union.
The government in London is already talking about a "return to normal".
But the appearance would be deceptive, says Richard Burnett, head of the British Transport Association.
In fact, the implementation of Brexit causes enormous damage and costs: not only for his industry, but also for many British exporters.
And now EU companies with UK business are facing a similar problem, warns Burnett.
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Mr. Burnett, the EU's customs controls began on January 1st.
Imports of goods from the UK must be declared to customs.
But before Dover and the Eurotunnel, the feared mile-long truck traffic jams have not yet materialized.
Was it all just scare-mongering?
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