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UK plans to introduce border controls on EU goods after post-Brexit transition

 

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FILE PHOTO: Britain's Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Michael Gove walks in Downing Street in London, Britain, January 8, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain plans to introduce import controls on European Union goods at the border after its post-Brexit transition period ends on Dec. 31 this year, senior minister Michael Gove said on Monday.

 

Britain has committed to applying EU rules during the 11-month transition period. It plans to negotiate a free trade deal to govern its future relationship with the bloc, which taken as a whole is its largest trading partner, by the end of the year.

 

"The UK will be outside the single market and outside the customs union, so we will have to be ready for the customs procedures and regulatory checks that will inevitably follow," Gove said in a speech at a Border Delivery Group event on Monday, according to extracts provided by the government.

 

The government said all UK exports and imports would be treated equally, with traders in Britain and the EU having to submit customs declarations and be liable to checks on goods.

 

Plans put in place to ease the flow of goods in the event of a no-deal Brexit would not be reintroduced, Gove said, as businesses will have time to prepare for the changes.

 

The government said among the benefits of implementing border controls were ensuring the right customs and excise duties are collected and borders are kept secure.

 

(Reporting by Kylie MacLellan; Editing by Jan Harvey)

 

 

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39 minutes ago, Rookiescot said:

So this is getting rid of the EU red tape is it?

EU trading block was a nice idea as are many trading agreements.  But it is hard to keep going and trust every body and just let things flow

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1 hour ago, samran said:

I thought the whole point of being a Tory was to CUT the cost of doing business? 
 

Ah well, it will just be passed on to consumers who will have to bear the cost of this. Less money in people’s pockets at the end of the day. 

The silver lining? Increased employment extracting duties to fill the coffers to pay the cost of promises? A doubled bonus perhaps with no more EU Levies  for membership? The spin could  seem and sound  rosy if it is sold the right way. Good luck on it actually being of actual benefit .

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1 minute ago, Dumbastheycome said:

The silver lining? Increased employment extracting duties to fill the coffers to pay the cost of promises? A doubled bonus perhaps with no more EU Levies  for membership? The spin could  seem and sound  rosy if it is sold the right way. Good luck on it actually being of actual benefit .

Its a jobsworths wet dream...

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