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How a ‘no-deal’ will affect BIFA Members


At time of publication, there is a strong likelihood of the UK leaving the EU without securing a deal – the much discussed ‘no-deal’ scenario. The government has publicly stated that the UK will leave the EU, whatever the circumstances, on 31 October 2019. In this brief article we will focus on the main impacts on the international transport and logistics sectors precipitated by the UK exiting the EU in this scenario.


The impacts of a ‘no-deal’ Brexit will reverberate throughout the length of international supply chains with physical and intangible effects. The most important will be the need to improve the quality of data on which to base certain decisions and complete customs declarations. Attention should be paid to significant and subtle procedural differences – whilst the EU is a single body, each member state has different customs systems and the variances between the systems need to be considered. Also, there are concerns with regard to the EU’s, and


especially the UK’s, preparedness for a hard no-deal scenario. In all probability, both sides are better prepared than they were in March, but whether they are sufficiently prepared is another


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matter. Certainly, from the enquiries received at BIFA, certain sectors are taking the threat of a no-deal extremely seriously and are preparing accordingly. Significant concerns have been expressed at the lack of clarity regarding information made available by government. It should be noted that these enquiries come mainly from larger businesses with complex supply chains who have the most to lose.


Aviation Significant amounts of cargo move from the UK to be flown from EU airports to third countries and vice versa. From a customs viewpoint, in all probability the most significant


October 2019


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