Economics

U.K. Freight Shipping Costs Quadruple After Brexit and Covid-19

Trucking companies charge more to deliver goods to Britain
Virus surge and Brexit are forcing a shakeup for supply chains

A haulage truck passes a 'Welcome to France' sign on an access road near the Eurotunnel terminal in Calais, France.Photographer: Jeanne Frank/Bloomberg

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By Lizzy Burden and David Goodman

January 4, 2021 at 4:52 PM UTC

Updated on

January 5, 2021 at 5:00 AM UTC

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The cost of moving freight from France to the U.K. surged to more than four times the usual level last week after Brexit and a virulent new strain of the coronavirus complicated supply chains.