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EES delay is breathing space, says Logistics UK

[ September 14, 2026   //   Chris Lewis ]

Logistics UK has described the EU’s pragmatic approach to the implementation of the Entry/Exit System (EES), to keep borders flowing as a relief to the logistics sector after France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Greece, Malta, Portugal, Italy and Switzerland said they would delay full implementation of EES to “maintain border fluidity”.

Chief executive Ben Fletcher said: “Logistics UK has warned consistently that EES must not be allowed to create unnecessary delays for freight and trade. Almost 60% of UK–EU trade in goods travels via the Short Straits, and our analysis shows that even a 90-minute delay to the 3.35 million HGVs using these crossings could cost the economy £400 million a year.

“Keeping goods moving smoothly between the UK and EU, and fixing unnecessary trade friction, is in everyone’s economic interest and essential to supporting trade-led growth. Now that France and several other European countries have been given the flexibility to ease EES checks where necessary, the priority must be to use that breathing space to resolve the remaining technical issues and ensure that further implementation is properly tested, phased and based on what works operationally at the border.”

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