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UK postpones import requirements due to looming shortages
The United Kingdom is again delaying the introduction of full controls for imports of products from the EU. The mandatory pre-notification for sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) goods has been postponed from October 1, 2021 to January 1, 2022. The phytosanitary certificates and checks and the new requirements for health certificates will come into effect on July 1, 2022.
In recent months, the business community has faced several challenges related to the recovery after the corona pandemic, which has disrupted supply chains across Europe. The agri and food sector has not escaped the limelight, according to the UK government. The new requirements for the import of products of animal origin would come into effect on 1 October, but due to the threat of shortages, among other things, it has been decided to draw up a new schedule for the introduction.
Recovery more important than new rules
“We want businesses to focus on recovering from the pandemic rather than worrying about new border traffic requirements, so we've put together a pragmatic new schedule for the implementation of full border controls,” said David Frost, Brexit Director. minister of the UK. "Companies now have more time to prepare for the new rules."
According to Frost, the government remains on track to have the necessary new systems, infrastructure and other necessary resources ready in time. The postponement of the border procedures only applies to exports from the EU to the UK. For EU companies that import products from the UK, the postponement will not change anything. Brussels introduced border controls immediately upon the withdrawal of the UK on 1 January.
Jurphaas Lugtenburg
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