News / 'No one is ready' – calls for phase 2 of new customs checks to be postponed

Phytosanitary technician carefully inspecting at a zucchini

04/03/2021

As the row over the Northern Ireland protocol threatens to become a full-blown diplomatic crisis between the UK and EU, there are new industry warnings that UK supply chains face chaos.

Industry, particularly the hospitality sector, wants government to postpone the 1 April implementation of phase ...

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