UK government defends 'crippling' fee for plant and animal product imports
Defra, the UK’s food and environment ministry, has insisted that its Common User Charges, announced ...
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European shippers moving imports of animal origin have faced repeated struggles at the UK border.
There have been interaction difficulties between the Import of Products, Animals, Food and Feed (IPAFFS) and the Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF) digital customs systems.
A source told The Loadstar that, while most import operations into the UK following Brexit had so far “proceeded without major problems”, there were continuing issues with the movement of all pre-lodgement of import or export documents.
“The most-occurring problem ...
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