First consequences of Brexit – Great Britain plans full customs and border control of EU goods

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to impose customs and border control of all goods from the EU beginning with 2021.

– We are planning full checks on all EU imports – export declarations, security declarations, animal health checks and all supermarket goods to pass through border inspection posts – said a senior government source, as reported by the Daily Telegraph.

The source says that the control will start in January 2021.

According to the government's previous plans for a no-deal Brexit, only a small percentage of the goods would be subject to control, Klix.ba writes.

On January 31, 2020, Great Britain left the EU with a temporary trade agreement, commencing the 11-month period during which the prime minister will try to negotiate a free trade agreement, similar to the one between Canada and the EU.

British negotiators hope that threats of tougher checks if a deal is not agreed could make the EU more willing to agree to Britain's terms, the Telegraph said.

Without a deal, British goods exports will face EU tariffs from next year. Even with a deal, extra checks are likely on both sides of the border, the newspaper writes.

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