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One of the UK’s leading customs software experts has claimed the delay in the UK’s new Customs Declaration System (CDS) is unlikely to cause a breakdown in the country’s supply chains.

Peter MacSwiney, chairman of software supplier Agency Sector Management (ASM) and co-chair of the Joint Customs Consultative Committee’s (JCCC) Brexit working group, told The Loadstar far more attention needed to be paid to the post-Brexit operation of UK ro-ro ports.

“I have always thought the UK would have sufficient processing power to handle the number of ...

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  • Alison MacLeod

    October 23, 2018 at 10:10 am

    How else does Mr MacSwiney suppose that ro ro operators in Dover could unload their cargo? The port simply will not be able to cope with current throughput in the event of additional red tape on entry.

    Current supply chain contingencies appear to include sending traffic unaccompanied via east coast ports, but where will all the additional haulage capacity come from to cope with these additional deliveries?

  • Erik Kall

    October 25, 2018 at 8:59 pm

    What is the situation going to be for cars? Will they get caught up in the expected long customs ques or will they be able to be diverted pass the hold up. It seems like there should be the base for new routes from the East Coast to Germany/Scandinavia.