{"id":5005,"date":"2020-07-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bpddev2.uk\/clients2023\/metro\/government-not-prepared-for-post-brexit-customs\/"},"modified":"2024-02-02T08:56:26","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T08:56:26","slug":"government-not-prepared-for-post-brexit-customs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bpddev2.uk\/clients2023\/metro\/news\/government-not-prepared-for-post-brexit-customs\/","title":{"rendered":"Government not prepared for post Brexit customs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The UK\u2019s freight forwarders\u2019 association, BIFA, has warned that the government had failed to recognise the practical constraints to building sufficient post-Brexit customs agent capacity in the industry which was still reeling from coronavirus.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Industry experts agree that the proposed \u00a350 millon funding to hire 50,000 custom brokers, to cope with an estimated 215 million additional customs declarations, is not enough and the scope is too narrow for the huge logistical challenge that will ensue, after Brexit transition ends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Richard Burnett, chief executive of the Road Haulage Association, says the terms to access the funding is simply too narrowly focused. \u201cThe government is completely complacent on this issue. It takes six months to a year to train one person properly and as it stands today we have five months to do this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhatever the framework that is announced on Wednesday it will not support speeding this up to the degree that is required. No matter which way you turn this is flawed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bosses have also raised alarm over whether companies which have hit the EU\u2019s state-aid limits of \u20ac200,000 over three years as a result of the Covid-19 crisis will still be able to access the grant funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They also said the scheme only covers 600 businesses and should be extended to general traders and not just customs intermediaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Robert Windsor, executive director at BIFA, said money was not an instant panacea warning that \u00a350m million &#8211; or \u00a31,000 for each new agent &#8211; would have \u201clittle impact\u201d on the problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said the government had failed to recognise the practical constraints to building capacity in the industry which was still reeling from coronavirus. It was also still waiting to see how much EU trade would actually survive after the transition period ends given the additional bureaucratic costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many BIFA members have frozen recruitment because of the Covid-19 crisis, and others were reluctant to accept new clients that had no experience of customs procedures, because the risks and liabilities could be too large. The association\u2019s current training in-take is running at about 50 enrolments a month because of the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Institute for Export and International Trade (IOE) believe the government\u2019s messaging that the \u00a350m funding was purely for intermediaries firms had caused confusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have three generations of business leaders who have not had to complete a customs form to do trade with Europe. There has to be flexibility not just for business, but also for individuals. We\u2019ve got to build capacity because there is going to be a lack of capacity come January 1 for sure,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government will have invested a total of \u00a384m to boost customs training, including a new online customs academy. This has completed some 3,000 courses, with BIFA training another 1,700 intermediaries since 2019, leaving a huge shortfall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although industry has estimated 50,000 new customs agents will be required, liability for the declarations will remain with importers and exporters, meaning companies will also need to build in-house customs expertise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Metro are well positioned with our post Brexit customs platform, which we have developed over the last 2 years with our partners in Europe and software development digitalising customs submissions.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Please contact us in relation to Metro providing you with the complete Brexit customs solution.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UK\u2019s freight forwarders\u2019 association, BIFA, has warned that the government had failed to recognise the practical constraints to building sufficient post-Brexit customs agent capacity in the industry which was still reeling from coronavirus. 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