Logistics Chiefs Warn Over Brexit Threat to N. Ireland Trade
- Lobby groups say customs IT systems aren’t ready for change
- Trade between Great Britain, Northern Ireland will be at risk
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Logistics chiefs warned trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland is at risk of disruption at the end of the year because key IT systems aren’t ready.
The U.K.’s Customs Declaration System still needs alterations to make it fully operational by Jan. 1, and the government hasn’t yet laid out contingency plans in case it isn’t ready, Steve Bartlett, Chairman of the Association of Freight Software Suppliers, told a parliamentary panel on Wednesday.