News / Clueless or queue-less – is UK Customs missing a trick?

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Increasing noise from sources within the supply chain suggests importers are engaging in strategic non-(Customs)declaration to avoid mass congestion across UK’s ro-ro ports.

A forwarder source in Dover told The Loadstar that, while goods were flowing in and out of the country, it was unclear whether customs checks were taking place.

Another source explained that the “minimal” congestion experienced across UK ports following the implementation of border controls did not tally with the volumes of goods entering the country or post-Brexit customs ...