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Originally Posted by Hugh
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51453189
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The government has told businesses frictionless trade with the EU will end this year with the introduction of import checks at the UK border.
EU trade will not be waved through with zero checks which had been the plan under a no-deal Brexit.
Traders will not be able to use special arrangements to lodge new paperwork after a grace period at a later date.
Officials said firms will have enough notice to prepare for changes in time for 1 January.
Cabinet Minister Michael Gove told attendees at a Border Delivery Group event: "The UK will be outside the single market and outside the customs union, so we will have to be ready for the customs procedures and regulatory checks that will inevitably follow."
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Well that is the biggest 'well duh' moment but at least it's good that Government representatives are now admitting that there will be friction...
For the company I work for, we are 'no deal' ready with the IT and customs infrastructure in place as we have obviously come close a couple of times already. The big unknowns are what effects customs holdups will be and being able to get a good handle on resourcing needed in terms of people and time