GOODS shipped to Britain from the EU are to be waved through 20 UK ports including Port of Tilbury without checks in a No Deal to avoid huge jams – HMRC has declared.
In official advice released today, HM Revenue & Customs said that “for a temporary period” it would allow “most” shipments into the country before companies have even informed them they’ve arrived.
Exporters would have just over 24 hours to then fill in an electronic declaration.
The revelation comes just months after HMRC bosses warned the UK’s post-Brexit customs system would not work properly for two years in a No Deal.
HMRC chief John Thompson told MPs last year that the Government would have a choice to make – whether to keep trade moving, ensure security at the border, or collect revenues.
Insiders said it appeared that HMRC had decided it was essential to keep trade moving rather than risk huge queues on the way to ports such as Dover or at Eurotunnel terminals.
Hauliers have been furious at the lack of guidance from HMRC and the Government over how the customs system would work in the event of a No Deal. Today’s “updated guidance” warns that anyone importing into Brexit Britain will have to fill out a customs form before checking goods onto a ferry or train on the EU side.
But it adds: “For a temporary period, HMRC will allow most goods moving from the listed roll on roll off locations to leave the UK port or train station before you’ve told us that the goods have arrived.”
Ferry operators and Eurotunnel have been ordered to have “reasonable belief” customers have made the appropriate customs declarations.
I love the Tory British Government.
I can now bring in containers full of African Migrants, Illegal fags, Knifes, Guns, and Drugs. Bombs, ISIS, WMD Nuclear weapons. Asian Prostitutes. Terrorists.
But no wonkey Bananas. I am not an animal.
They said we would have control over our borders?
What happened. Looks like a free for all. they have just opened the flood gates. Criminals and Terrorists Christmas has just come early.
What can go wrong?
This government have cocked up once again.
“reasonable belief” customers have made the appropriate customs declarations.”
LOL
Wheres my transit I’m off to Calais.
Then Holland anyone fancy any funny fags?
Sometimes I totally despair at our government.They have cocked this Brexit exit right up.
So much so they now don’t know whats going in or out. But France or Germany will do the checks post brexit to protect EU businesses. Infact this gives them a compeditive advantage they can flood our markets.
Nortern Ireland?
May just said avoiding a hard border?
So we ain’t got control of our borders after all.
everyone from africa can just fly into Dublin and walk over the border to the UK.
in fact the Republic can flood the UK with goods without customs checks post brexit.
So all this talk getting people hyped up about controlling our borders was crap after all.
Worse. if EU countries have no customs checks post brexit under WTO rules the rest of the world will want them too?
I tthink you’ve just opened up a MASSIVE problem for UK businesses competing against the rest of the world.