Britain Delays Brexit Import Checks to Avert Disruption
- April and July deadlines for paperwork pushed back to October
- New import checks would have threatened disruption to supplies
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The U.K. government said it will delay imposing post-Brexit checks on imports coming from the European Union in a bid to avert disruption to supplies this summer.
The U.K. won’t require firms to file customs declarations immediately for any imports from the EU until Jan. 1, 2022, instead of July 1 this year, Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove said in a written statement to Parliament. Border inspections of food products will also be delayed.