Brexit ‘Teething Problems’ Push U.K. to Postpone Border Checks

David Frost orders review of checks on EU food imports
Risk paperwork due April 1 could disrupt U.K. supply chains

Trucks after entering the Sevington Inland Border facility for customs clearance near Mersham, U.K., on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021. The lack of chaos at Britain's key ports in the days following Brexit may be deceptive, truckers said, as businesses decided to stockpile or delay deliveries, leaving only minimal levels of traffic flowing.Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg

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By Joe Mayes

March 8, 2021 at 12:19 PM UTC

Updated on

March 8, 2021 at 5:14 PM UTC

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The U.K. government is drawing up a plan to postpone new border checks on food imports from the European Union to reduce the risk of disruption to supplies this summer.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s officials are reviewing the timetable for the introduction of the paperwork rules, which are due to come into force from April 1, as he seeks to address what he called “teething problems” with Brexit.