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Serious barriers remain for British meat exports, MPs warn
30 April 2021 |
MPs warn that trading barriers with the EU could render many UK meat businesses unviable
MPs have warned that British meat exporters who trade with the EU still face serious barriers , including considerable non-tariff issues such as red tape and checks.
The cross-party EFRA Committee has expressed urgent concerns for exporters of highly time-sensitive fresh and live seafood and meat shipments to the bloc.
Despite overcoming initial teething problems , the new barriers that small and medium sized businesses now face could render them unviable , its new report warned.
And if these exporting problems continue into the future, British factories and jobs could be left with no choice but to relocate to the continent.
The Government must take a 'pragmatic' approach in discussions with the EU to reduce 'considerable' non-tariff barriers including red tape and checks that the new GB-EU trading environment has created for British companies
Food Businesses Brace For A New Wave Of Post-Brexit Paperwork Affecting Pizza, Pies And Sandwiches
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The UK food industry is warning that a deluge of new post-Brexit red tape which comes into effect today will increase export paperwork by a third and make some sales to Europe unviable.
The European Union is today introducing a wave of new requirements for composite (multi-ingredient) food products entering the bloc from third countries like the UK.
This is on top of the myriad border checks that began on January 1 when the UK left the EU s Single Market and Customs Union and starting trading with the bloc on looser terms.
What you need to do
This form needs to be completed by the importer in the EU or Northern Ireland. Unless a product is listed in the annex to this EU legislation, the form will need to be presented at the EU BCP when the consignment arrives.
The guidance notes in Section B contain information for exporters in Great Britain.
Export certificates are sometimes updated. The most up to date version will be found on this page.
If you do not use the latest version, your export documents may not be accepted upon arrival in the EU or Northern Ireland.