Freight forwarders call for Britain to remain in customs union

With Brexit negotiations between Britain and the EU now underway, an organisation representing British freight forwarders has called for a deal to keep the UK in the European customs union.

The British International Freight Association’s (BIFA) director general said that the UK government should review its decision to leave the customs union in light of the current political upheaval in the country.

He stated: “Efficient and effective visible international trade needs fluidity at the borders and BIFA fears that leaving the customs union will lead to the imposition of tariffs, border checks, customs declarations and bureaucracy for the many UK businesses trading within the EU, as well as BIFA members, which provide the logistics services that underpin such trade.”