, defended her industry’s preparations, saying the hauliers she knew had applied for the registrations required for post-Brexit operations.
She believed State agencies were trying to deflect blame by saying that businesses had not made sufficient preparations. She predicted the State would struggle to process the millions of additional customs declaration forms if it is going to be a hard Brexit, regardless of the number of businesses registered for customs.
“They won’t be able to process the declarations in the time they say. What we are used to – rolling into a ferry terminal 15 or 20 minutes before the ship goes out – that is not going to happen in future,” she said. “They are unable to answer basic questions for us. If Brexit happens on Friday, it is just going to be utter chaos. The least of their worries will be who has signed up for an EORI.”, a partner at consultants BDO, said that the low level of registrations was a concern because it meant businesses had not carried out the next necessary steps – looking at their tariff classifications and duty rates – required to complete customs declarations to move goods.
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