On 5 April, the British government presented a plan to ‘simplify post-Brexit’ customs controls from or to the EU, AFP reported. The plan follows several days of difficulties at the port of Dover.
An investment of over £1 billion will accompany this plan for customs technology.
Under the government’s plans, live animals, sprouted products, animal products and plants will be categorised as high, moderate or low risk, with checks depending on their country of origin.
Simplified and digitised export health certificates will be used for animal products.
A programme will also be developed to allow authorised plant and animal product companies to benefit from abbreviated controls, AFP added.
The new import controls will come into force in three phases between November 2023 and November 2024.
Export health certificates and phytosanitary certificates for certain animal and plant products will be required from November 2023, while full document checks and physical and identity checks at the border will be introduced from February next year. (Original version in French by Solenn Paulic)