Customs
Commons · Question 56642 · Tabled 2 Jun 2025 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by James MacCleary
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the average cost of an (a) import check and (b) export check since the UK's departure from the EU.
Answer
Answered by Emma Reynolds, 5 Jun 2025
HMRC recently published a research report which explored the impact of border checks with around 35 traders and intermediaries. Businesses reported that moving goods across the border was generally a smooth process, and whilst this research did not ascert...