The Government has announced there will be a further delay to a number of post-Brexit border controls due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Lord Frost, the Brexit Minister, announced that the timetable for bringing in the “same controls on incoming goods from the European Union as on goods from the rest of the world” would be delayed beyond the plans set out in March.
This will bring some relief to importers as border checks were initially due to be brought in on January 1 to reflect that Britain is no longer in the single market. This is a short-term matter though and planning should take this into account. The changes relate to controls on agricultural and food products and now will be pushed back for at least another three to nine months.
