A European company that exports to Great Britain (or vice versa) will have to complete, at least, nine different forms from January 1, 2021. Certificate of conformity, export and import declarations, VAT, transit authorization for the vehicle transporting the goods, access permit to Kent if the truck passes through this county in the south of England… Not to mention the specific documents for fresh products, animals, plants, alcohol.
The United Kingdom will have to manage 270 million customs declarations per year, against 60 million today.
Some 50,000 agents had to be recruited.
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However, 45 days from the deadline, the computer systems related to these formalities are not all ready.
With the negotiations on a free trade agreement between the United Kingdom and Europe playing the extensions, no one knows exactly what exact consequences to prepare for.
Agreement or "no deal", it is not the same thing.
But, in all cases, controls
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