department-of-border-readiness

Border readiness director promises radical overhaul of import regime

The UK will operate slimmed down, proportionate and risk-based import controls when the country’s new customs regime is finally introduced in 2023, says director of border readiness, Stephen Webb. He told a session organised in London by the Belgian Economic Mission on 10 May that the government planned to take advantage of the latest delay in implementation of full import controls from the EU to radically overhaul the customs regime. His remarks ... [+]