'A case in point: is not refusing to list as a third country for food imports (SPS).'

The EU Goods Sub-Committee has published its report, Beyond Brexit: trade in goods, examining what the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) means for trade in goods.

Saturday 20 February was the 50th day since Boris Johnson’s Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) came into effect. Anyone expecting it to settle all questions, or even most of the details, of how we will do business with the EU from now on will be mightily disappointed.

Small businesses and the agri-food sector have been hardest hit by changes to trade following the implementation of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) nearly a year ago, peers warn.

For the past two years now, British poultry businesses that trade with the EU have faced a double standard.

Cabinet Office minister attacks refusal to adopt a ‘laissez-faire approach’ to border controls.

The construction of the inspection facilities was ordered by Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Minister Thérèse Coffey following the signing of the Windsor Framework.

EU sources say PM seemed taken aback when shown implications of his Brexit plan.

Unnamed EU officials claim ‘penny dropped’ for PM during talks over future of Irish border. / Opponents of Brexit have accused Boris Johnson of being “out of his depth” after claims emerged of a “penny dropping moment” during his meeting with EU boss Jean-Claude Juncker earlier this week.

TORY leadership contender Boris Johnson's plans for solving the vexed issue of the post-Brexit Irish border have been dismissed as "fantasy".

UK now has a more limited relationship than when it was inside the EU... These difficulties have manifested themselves in various forms of red tape and difficulties around SPS rules.

New Brexit checks introduced in January are continuing to restrict trade between the UK and EU, according to new figures from the Office of National Statistics.

The government confirmed the SPS (sanitary and phytosanitary) import controls would be introduced on a phased basis from 1 July in a bid to ensure both businesses and border inspectors are not overwhelmed initially.

A Brexit border control post in Holyhead is set to shrink under plans for a lighter touch system using more data and technology. In May, the UK Government delayed introducing more checks on EU goods entering the UK for the fourth time over fears it will impact supply chains and add to rising inflation.

Shipments of meat, such as lamb, bacon and sausages, between Britain and the European Union will be disrupted next year.

New import processes on British food after January 1 are causing problems for certain food outlets in France.

The UK’s obsession with regulation autonomy has “strong implications", Luisa Santos said.

Export health certification cost over £26m from January to June this year, claims the food industry's sanitary & phytosanitary (SPS) certification working group, which wants food business operators to support e-certification trials.

WELL, the cat is out of the bag. Brexit visionary Nigel Farage has finally admitted the truth – that Brexit has been an unmitigated disaster for households and businesses across these islands.

Food businesses sending products to the EU have had to fork out an extra £170m in export costs because of Brexit red tape, with the changes described as being “catastrophic” for some exporters. / Data shows costs have contributed to value of meat exports falling by 17% since 2019.

Leo Varadkar says UK has struggled to accept its is less important than it once was.

A leading customs expert who predicted the truck driver shortage and issues causes by the sea border in the Irish Sea believe delayed bureaucratic customs laws will lead to meats, fruit and vegetables from the EU being too costly to import.

Brexit is making the current record outbreak of avian influenza (AI) far more difficult to deal with according to the British Poultry Council (BPC).

Red wine on the couch, Alternative Arrangements on the Border, Tory leadership hopefuls on the campaign trail and the EU on 'no deal' high alert.

There are strict rules on moving plants, plant cuttings and fresh flowers over the Channel because the UK is now seen as a 'third country' to the EU following full Brexit on January 1, 2021

Legal experts at Walker Morris discuss what food businesses need to know about phases 2 and 3 of implementing checks at the Great Britain/EU border now the Brexit transition period has ended.

In January 2020, as Britain was about to exit the EU, a post appeared on the London School of Economics (LSE) blog musing about the mechanism and conditions that might apply if Britain ever wanted to re-join.

The loss of frictionless trade due to Brexit is leaving meat processors and exporters facing cost increases of up to 40 per cent, an Oireachtas committee has been told.

Extra import controls will be ‘impossible’ for small businesses, says food industry chief.

Britain has delayed imposing its full post-Brexit import controls on goods from the European Union again, pushing it back until the end of next year, saying it did not want to add more fuel to fast-rising inflation.

The NFU warned Britain had been left for years without proper checks and balances on food imports from EU.

Industry body says analysis of HMRC data shows structural rather than teething problems with Brexit.

Almost 50% decline shows need for veterinary deal to ease ‘red tape mountain’, says Labour.

Inflation is rising, worker shortages are grinding us down and consumers are hurting, but No.10 is introducing measures which will make the situation worse

Buying a ham sandwich in Derry and walking across the Border to eat it in Donegal could be illegal from Saturday week, an act of smuggling. As could that family weekly supermarket shopping trip to Newry from Dundalk.

‘Like a ghost town’: Food boss laments collapse in trade at fish market as exports to EU face barriers.

The charity behind a Suffolk zoo has urged the government to unlock conservation barriers that were caused by Brexit.

The Chief Executive of the Cold Chain Federation has called on the Defra Secretary to delay the implementation of BTOM until October 2024 to address “serious issues”.

The £25m port facility was built to fit government plans but stands empty while new border strategy is delayed.

So far Irish exporters, particularly those involved in the export of food products, live animals, animal products, plants, or plant products, have been immune to the full impact of Brexit.

The UK’S membership of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership offers little gain for the British economy.

UK agriculture is highly exposed to serious diseases imported from Europe, including African swine fever (ASF), because of a failure to get new border control posts (BCPs) operational before July 2022, a senior vet has warned.

European vice-president Maroš Šefčovič says claim about Brussels trying to erect barrier down Irish Sea undermines UK’s reputation

British governments have 'consistently shown that they are both unwilling and unable to stand up to giant multinational companies', says Jo Swinson. / Fears about chlorinated chicken in UK shops after Brexit have been dismissed by a US food official – as he revealed poultry is now being washed in acetic acid instead.

The timetable for the major new controls that have already been imposed and those that have been delayed

EU spokesperson says no proposals to replace backstop laid out by UK team.

As the EU and UK continue to prepare for the trade negotiations, there are clear signs that all is not well when it comes to implementing the divorce part of Brexit, in particular the Irish Protocol.

EU proposes the UK temporarily align on plant and animal rules to remove Irish Sea checks.

The European Commission has launched four new legal actions against the UK government for breaking parts of the Northern Ireland Brexit deal.

The EU has announced new legal action against the UK government over its plans to scrap parts of the post-Brexit deal for Northern Ireland.

John Cole explores the government's response to a petition calling for an enquiry into the impact of Brexit before it's debated in parliament.

The government’s failure to impose full import controls on food coming from the EU since Brexit has exposed the UK to increased risk of sub-standard products reaching the shelves, a new report has warned.

An EU-UK free trade agreement will result in new barriers to trade and border friction even if the UK chooses to unilaterally align itself with EU rules and regulations.

The UK food industry needs more information 'urgently' to prepare for imports from the EU, MPs have told Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs George Eustice.

The flow of certain food products into Northern Ireland could be halted if expanded Irish Sea check points are not ready for the end of the Brexit transition period, MLAs have been warned.

French fishermen are threatening to block access to all UK seafood products, but processing companies are warning that blanket efforts against all UK raw material would be counter-productive.

Downing Street tells Brussels negotiators documents must not be shared with 27 states.

The government is exploring a controversial further delay to post-Brexit checks on imports from the EU because of growing alarm that they will exacerbate the cost of living crisis.

A new survey of UK and Netherlands firms shows two-thirds think our departure from the single market has had a negative effect

Lord Frost told the Conservative conference that the ‘long bad dream’ of our EU membership is over but his is just beginning.

The price of many fruits and vegetables on sale in the UK is predicted to rise again when new post-Brexit import controls are introduced later this year.

Minister says checks on animals and food products will be necessary to maintain island of Ireland’s ‘disease-free status’

Boris Johnson falsely claimed during the election that his Brexit deal didn't include new controls.

Thousands of lorries may have to queue to get into Europe after December 31

Although we have left the EU, there are still many issues to be resolved. One of the biggest dangers is that if the NI Protocol breaks so will the UK-EU trade deal.

A business owner left ‘horrified’ after seeing the cost of a single consignment of goods imported from the Netherlands rise by 37 per cent post-Brexit believes the Government needs to step in and address the issue.

Producers in Great Britain could once sell meat to EU customers as easily as they could at home. Since Brexit, exporters face a process of up to 26 steps, with every shipment logged in multiple databases and certified by reams of red tape. Here are all the hoops exporters must jump through

The UK and European Union are poised to enter the final stretch of negotiations over post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland. After years of distrust and tension both sides are optimistic that a settlement is within reach.

CPTPP member countries have a combined population of 500 million and GDP of £9 trillion. For reference, although the EU is a similar size, with a GDP of £11 trillion, the value of our total trade to the EU is much higher, at £557 billion.

An industry warning has been issued that the UK faces further potential supermarket shelf shortages – including confectionery, snacks and bakery aisles, amid Brexit-related supply chain complications, reports Neill Barston.

More ferries are to sail directly from Ireland to the European mainland in a move to circumvent the traditional trade route over mainland England and Wales.

The words follow the US easing the way for a Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement by reassuring the UK it won't stop a trade deal.

The Irish Government believes the office would be a reflection of the EU's 'ongoing support' for the peace process.

The system for checks on agri-foods at Northern Ireland's sea ports is "not fit for purpose", according to an audit carried out by the European Commission.

The British Poultry Council’s chief executive has warned that an ongoing lack of reciprocity in UK-EU trade risks “normalising unfair trade with our largest and most important trading partner”.

Both Teagasc and Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue are confirming that Brexit will impact negatively on the quantities of seed potato that Irish growers can import from the UK.

De facto deputy PM says nearly all EU imports will be subject to checks from next year.

EU and UK locked in talks about food safety.

Costs finally revealed, as Northern Ireland secretary claims too much ‘doom and gloom’ around Brexit. / New post-Brexit border checks set to come into force in 2024 will cost UK companies at least £330m a year, Rishi Sunak’s government has admitted.

Firms will have to pass on extra costs of red tape, warns Fresh Produce Consortium.

Businesses had warned of Northern Ireland-style disruption to trade if yet more red tape was imposed.

NFU Scotland has told the government to prioritise the paperwork and physical inspections associated with agri-food trade to the EU that has resulted in delay and losses.

Goods lorries entering Northern Ireland (NI) from Great Britain would have to complete a three-page certificate under EU plans to simplify post-Brexit trading arrangements.

Industry draws link between politicians’ talk of crashing out of EU and firms losing clients. / A no-deal Brexit will be “commercial suicide” with tens of thousands of jobs already lost in the UK because of the political uncertainty, manufacturing representatives have said.

Carolyn Fairbairn says many businesses cannot prepare for no deal during Covid-19 crisis.

EU said agreement on common rules ‘on the table’ - but UK would probably have to drop prized right to diverge

The inquiry investigates what impact our new trading relationship with the EU is having on the movement of live animals and on animal health in the context of the UK’s ability to respond to, and monitor, disease outbreaks.

EU Exit and international trade adviser, Tori Morgan, outlines the main points of the NFU response to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) committee inquiry on moving animals across borders in our post-Brexit world.

New barriers to the UK's trade with the European Union are set to cost British meat businesses an extra £120m a year and result in some traders losing 50% of their exports to the continent, a leading industry body has warned.

Prime minister expected to press EU leaders to dedicate attention to faltering negotiations.

Average supermarket truck ‘will need 400 certifications’ to enter from British mainland.

Minister expected to frame move as a use of UK’s independent powers despite industry reports of unreadiness.

Labour leader accuses British prime minister of ‘reckless’ approach to peace process.

Labour’s leader is perceived to be sitting on his hands over Europe. But private discussions with European leaders tell a different story.

The status of Brexit checks at Northern Ireland ports remained unclear on Thursday morning after a deadline passed for a ministerial order to halt them.

EU officials have derided the British Government’s ‘chaotic’ approach to negotiations and said the much-reviled ‘Swiss mess’ is ‘not on the table’.

This technical note was transmitted to theEuropean Parliament and Council on 30 April 2020. Published on the UKTF website on Thursday 30 April 2020

The government and its supporters are beginning to claim 'benefits' of being outside the European Union some of which were always available to EU member states or, in other cases, are not benefits at all.

A new House of Lords report exposes the economic aftershocks of Brexit, highlights David Hencke.

But the UK’s departure means far-reaching changes for the Irish economy. We are already seeing signs of how things may shake out and the really fundamental changes it means for many businesses, for consumers and for trade.

The government has quietly admitted Singapore-on-Thames is dead.

Filling the GDP gap it has created will be hard.

It is only by claiming that trading 'on WTO terms' would be fine that Brexiters manage to be so relaxed about the UK leaving the EU without a deal, but the WTO does not ensure the removal of all barriers to trade.

The EU Goods Sub-Committee publishes its report on what the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) means for trade in goods.

About one consignment in every 200 rejected due mostly to incomplete paperwork.

Government source reportedly says there are concerns extra red tape could fuel further inflation.

Export health certificates on food from the EU will now only be needed from July 1 next year - instead of October 1 under previous plans - after a crisis of lost lorry drivers and empty shelves.

The U.K. is postponing checks on imported food and fresh products from the EU until the end of 2023, as it announced a review of the post-Brexit regime.

Sharp fall in qualified professionals needed to sign off health certificates for products going to EU.

The Fresh Produce Consortium said the April draft proposals would have had a “devastating financial impact”.

The UK government has confirmed to the EU it will enhance inspection posts at Northern Ireland's ports in order to deliver on the Brexit deal.

The British government's lack of understanding and overly political approach to post-Brexit trading arrangements in Northern Ireland has left businesses there in the dark, a Westminster committee has claimed.

Business groups warn of potential harm to north-south trade under British bill.

The UK meat industry employs around 97,000 people and is worth an estimated £8.2 billion a year to the UK, including about £1.6 billion in exports. / This report examines the impact of the first three months of trading with the EU as a third country.

UK has made little progress on new infrastructure needed for checks Boris Johnson signed up to.

Minister angers owners who fear they wasted millions to hurriedly install border infrastructure.

Assembly hears of plans for customs posts at NI ports, setting the cat among the pigeons.

Stephen Delahunty explores how Britain’s departure from the EU is increasing the demand for vets, while their numbers fall

With negotiations between the UK and the European Union (EU) - over a trade agreement - going down to the wire, the possibility of there being no deal is being talked about.

EU Commission rejects UK’s new legislation and launches legal action against Britain.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson referred for the second successive day on Thursday to "an excellent paper" endorsed by pro-Brexit members of parliament proposing alternatives to replace the so-called Irish backstop.

From 1 January checks and paperwork will finally begin and EU exporters face a rude awakening.

FARMING is an issue close to my heart and is an area which deserves far more attention than it gets.

But as a lockdown boom drives demand, retailers are warning of a looming cactus crisis. Brexit is being blamed. / The British Cactus and Succulent Society said bureaucracy and border checks may ruin the hobby.

Intense traffic congestion around Dover is partly down to “Brexit scenarios”, according to the head of the British Ports Association.