News / UK ports demand a level playing field when new border facilities open

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UK ports fear being left at a competitive disadvantage following the introduction of full border checks for goods entering the UK from the EU next year.

The reason is that government has yet to reveal its charges for customers using public facilities.

From 1 January, all goods entering the UK from Europe will be required to go through border control posts (BCPs) and, while most of these facilities have been left to ports to develop, government has taken charge of constructing and ...