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Brexit carnage: Scottish fishermen say red-tape threatens to kill their business

Brexit carnage: Scottish fishermen say red-tape threatens to kill their business CNN 1/19/2021 By Hanna Ziady and Lauren Kent, CNN Business © Tolga Akmen/AFP/Getty Images Lorries from Scottish seafood companies drive past the Houses of Parliament in a protest action by fishermen against post-Brexit red tape and coronavirus restrictions, which they say could threaten the future of the industry, in London on January 18, 2021. (Photo by Tolga Akmen/AFP/Getty Images) Scottish fishermen parked their trucks near UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson s office at 10 Downing Street on Monday to protest post-Brexit red tape they say has made it almost impossible to sell British seafood to the European Union.

Customers in Europe hit by post-Brexit charges when buying from UK

Customers in Europe hit by post-Brexit charges when buying from UK Jon Henley Europe correspondent © AFP/Getty Images Lorries prepare to leave Dover for the EU. Customs duties are mostly collected by international shipping companies. Customers in Europe buying products ranging from furniture to pet food from UK firms are receiving unexpected bills for VAT and customs duty or finding even household names have stopped shipping to the continent, as post-Brexit trading rules bite. “We bought a €47 [£42] shelf from Next for our bathroom,” said Thom Basely, who lives in Marseille. “On the morning it was supposed to be delivered we received an ‘import duty/tax’ demand for over €30, like a ransom note. It came as a complete surprise.”

France to reopen UK border with conditions

France to reopen UK border with conditions CNN 12/22/2020 Tara John, Jim Bittermann and Sandrine Amiel, CNN © Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images SELLINDGE, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 22: Lorries are stacked along the M20 motorway as the border to France is closed on December 22, 2020 in Sellindge, United Kingdom. Nearly 1000 lorries remained stacked up in Kent as drivers waited for a resumption of travel from the port of Dover to France. On Sunday, France abruptly halted freight and passenger travel from the UK over concerns about the UK s surging covid-19 cases and a new variant of the virus. (Photo by Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)

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