Economics
All Quiet in Dover: The Calm Before Brexit’s Border Storm
- Firms have shifted truck traffic to containers, air freight
- Holiday weekend will allow borders to ease into new rules
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On the day the U.K. makes its final break with the European Union, the ports are clear of truck backups, goods are moving smoothly and grocery-store shelves are well stocked.
Even so, U.K. businesses that rely on some 1.2 billion pounds ($1.6 billion) worth of products crossing the border each day are taking no chances. At 11 p.m. Thursday, Brexit gets real.