HE government United Kingdom On Tuesday, it confirmed a new delay in the entry into force of the border controls agreed in the Brexit deal on imports of food, animal and plant products from the European Union to give affected parties additional time to prepare for the new controls.
“After listening to the opinions of the industry, The government agreed to a three-month delay for the implementation of the remaining sanitary and phytosanitary controls.“Full customs controls for non-compliant goods from Northern Ireland will be put in place from January 2024 alongside full customs controls,” the UK government said.
In addition, additional controls will be implemented in April 2024 for high-risk animal products, plants, plant products and non-animal foods (and feeds) “to give stakeholders more time to prepare for the new controls”. EU.
The UK is introducing a new global regime following the Border 2025 Strategy. security and biosecurity controls, including the first introduction controls imports from EU and using the freedoms of Brexit to ease import controls on goods from around the world.
In developing its new operating model for border targets, the British Administration acknowledged that it was aware of the “small potential impact on inflation”, which it estimated would be less than two-tenths in three years.
Cabinet Minister Lucy Neville-Rolfe said: “I believe these important post-Brexit measures will bring significant benefits to the UK economy and trade, and the Government stands ready to support businesses through this transition,” said Cabinet Secretary Lucy Neville-Rolfe.