Peter Burke, the Irish Minister of State for European Affairs, has urged all Irish exporters to prepare for new UK import controls set to be introduced at the end of October as a result of Brexit.
The Minster advised exporters to take all necessary steps after he had paid a recent visit to Dublin Port.
“With the UK introducing import controls on October 31st, it is essential that all Irish businesses who export to the UK talk to everyone in their supply chains regarding changes that they may need to make.”
The new UK controls will have implications for all Irish exports to the UK, excluding Northern Ireland. Exports from the agri-food sector will be subject to pre-notification and accompanied in some cases by exports health and phytosanitary certificates.
Brexit - the bounty that keeps giving, one might say!
