News / 'Get ready for full UK border controls in January' is the message to Europe

UK freight executives are pleading with European exporters to the country to be prepared for full customs declarations at the beginning of next year.

David Wells, CEO of Logistics UK, told delegates at yesterday’s Multimodal conference in Birmingham he had been “pleading” with members to get their European suppliers prepared for 1 January, when UK customs authorities will need full customs declarations completed to allow shipments across the border.

Mr Wells said the way the UK government dropped border controls at the ...