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BCC responds to updated Border Operating Model

Commenting on the Government’s updated Border Operating Model, published today, BCC Director of Trade Facilitation Liam Smyth said: “Today’s announcement of a revised Border Operating Model provides some more of the detail that was missing from the version published less than 12 weeks ago.

“Duty deferment accounts and postponed VAT accounting will both help firms’ cashflow as we enter a period of huge change at our borders.

“However, as highlighted in our recent unanswered questions document, businesses still have many areas where they urgently need more certainty, such as how the border between Northern Ireland and Great Britain will operate, clear guidance on rules of origin, which will only be done by ramping up Government engagement with business.

“With just over 80 days until the end of the transition period, the businesses that produce the £300bn of UK exports to the EU are desperate for news of a comprehensive free trade agreement that will provide jobs and future prosperity across the United Kingdom.”

The full Border Control documents is available online here.

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