From 1 January checks and paperwork will finally begin and EU exporters face a rude awakening
• ‘It won’t be easy’: the European exporters battling Brexit bureaucracy
EU exporters of cheese, car parts and other goods are facing a mountain of red tape to continue sales to Britain after 1 January once thrice-delayed post-Brexit checks and controls are finally implemented.
They had been due to come into force on 1 January 2021 but were pushed back to July, then to October and finally to January 2022, with a further set of controls due six months later in the coming July.
