NEWS\\\ >> 3 written to


Michael Gove asking for


sufficient time allowed at the end of the negotiations to enable the logistics industry to adapt to new arrangements, whatever is agreed. Policy director Elizabeth


de Jong said on 10 June that it looked looks more and more likely that consensus will not be reached between the two sides until the eleventh hour, at the end of the UK’s transition period for leaving the EU ending on 31 December 2020 and there will not be enough time to put in


place all the necessary systems and processes to help trade continue to run smoothly. This will be compounded by the fact that Christmas is traditionally the


busiest time of year


and there will be little time available for the necessary changes to be made. She said: “Much of the


detail of our future trading arrangements as a country is still to be decided – not least what the position will be on customs tariffs and the detail of how checks on food and animals are to be conducted at the UK and EU borders.”


customs tariff


UK publishes post-Brexit


The Department for International Trade has published an outline of the new UK Global Tariff (UKGT) under which it would trade with the rest of the world aſt er Brexit, including tariff reductions on many goods. The draſt free trade agreement envisages that duties would be abolished on around £30 billion-worth of current imports, although they would remain on some goods including cars and beef. However, as import duties are


relatively low – typically 5% - the impact on prices in the shops will be fairly small. The UK is meanwhile


continuing talks on signing a free- trade deal with the European Union. The UK also hopes to


maintain zero tariff trade on all goods currently traded in the EU-Turkey Customs Union, by implementing a UK-Turkey Free Trade Agreement by the end of 2020. UKGT will apply on goods outside the scope of this agreement. The Department for


International Trade said that the UKGT would be simpler and easier to use than the EU’s Common External Tariff and will be in pounds, not euros.


Ziegler has offi cially opened its new purpose built UK headquarters and warehouse hub at DP World Logistics Park at London Gateway, announced in November last year. The new 95,000sq ſt building


comprises of three fl oors of offi ce space and a modern warehouse reaching 12.5 metres in height.


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Ziegler’s new UK hub ready for business


There are 17 loading doors and a large yard area spanning over 50 metres in depth, with parking for over 30 trailers. It is also the fi rst on the park to obtain a BREEAM Outstanding sustainability rating. Ziegler UK now operates in 17


locations throughout the UK and Ireland.


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