Britain's government is in talks with businesses on the additional customs declarations needed after the country leaves the European Union's customs union, cabinet office minister Michael Gove said on Wednesday.
Britain's Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Michael Gove gestures as he holds the Daily Covid-19 Digital News Conference with NHS Medical Director, Professor Stephen Powis to update on the coronavirus disease outbreak, at 10 Downing Street in London, Britain May 3, 2020. Pippa Fowles /10 Downing Street/Handout via REUTERS
LONDON - Britain’s government is in talks with businesses on the additional customs declarations needed after the country leaves the European Union’s customs union, cabinet office minister Michael Gove said on Wednesday. “We are conducting work with to determine exactly how many additional customs declarations may be required and what additional staff may be required in order to process them,” Gove told a parliamentary committee.
“There will be unfettered access for goods from Northern Ireland into Great Britain. There will be some new checks of course on products of animal origin.”Our Standards:
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