News / Businesses must carry on with NI customs checks despite 'confusion'

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It’s business as usual on the Northern Ireland border with checks for agricultural and food products remaining in place.

An order yesterday by the Northern Ireland’s agriculture minister, Edwin Poots, to stop new checks implemented on 1 January appears to have failed – for now.

Secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs George Eustice told the House of Commons today: “There have been no operational changes on the ground as yet.”

And business associations have warned traders that they must continue to ...