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Old 21-10-2019, 17:11   #1522
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Re: Brexit Development(s) Discussion

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Originally Posted by jonbxx View Post
Imagine 'Company X' (ahem) that ships ~250,000 orders from a warehouse in the European Union to countries across the European Union. With automated systems, 'Company X' estimates it would take around 30 seconds per order to check;
  • Commercial Invoicing
  • INCOTERMs specific to receiving country legislation
  • Correct application of Harmonised Tariff Codes
  • Correct diligence for 'dual use' products (red flags)

as a minimum.

So, 250,000 x 30 seconds = 7,500,000 seconds = 260days, assuming an 8 hour day. If 'Company X' paid minimum wage at UK rates, that would be a cost of £17,104 in salary alone. Bear in mind that salary is 30-50% of the cost of an employee...

The customs union and single market remove that cost
Are you seriously advocating that we shouldn't pay hard working employees a minimum wage?

Wow
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