FFor more than two decades, Unexport has shipped millions of kilograms of products from farms in the Murcia region of southern Spain to customers in the UK every year. Brexit has turned a relatively simple process into a bureaucratic nightmare, Its president, Domingo Llamas (Domingo Llamas) said that it will provide up to 10 hours of border waiting time for trucks full of lemons and lettuce.
In view of the damage already caused by Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union and the coronavirus pandemic, he believes that the final implementation of the three delayed inspections is just “another thing” that needs to be managed.
“Trucks without documents will be queued, and people behind will have to wait for them to step aside,” Ramas said. “In the final analysis, this may mean longer queues.
“There is more and more bureaucracy. You need this file. This file was not completed correctly. Now you are back in the queue and so on. Covid will not help.”
Even if trucks arrive at the border with all the necessary documents, they may be stopped by poorly prepared transporters. “If the people in front of you don’t organize their paperwork, then everyone will suffer the consequences because no one can move forward.”
The constant threat of delays has left many drivers in trouble Spain He said that his unwillingness to accept deliveries within the UK pushed up the cost of the route and ultimately brought higher prices for consumers. “And any driver who is not very familiar with English will have more problems. So many people tell their bosses that they don’t want to go to England. They can be sent to other places, but they can’t go to England.”
European Union wine and beer exporters have had to adapt to the alcohol inspection introduced by the United Kingdom on January 1, 2021. However, further changes mean that the industry will still face additional paperwork starting in early 2022.
For many French brewers, the UK is such an important market-in terms of scale and prestige-they have been preparing carefully.
Audrey Dokie, the logistics and sales management manager of the Louis Moreau estate in Burgundy, said: “We have anticipated this and have been preparing for it for a long time.”
This long-established family-run vineyard exports Chablis all over the world, but the UK is its largest market. “We do know that next year it will become more difficult in terms of the additional details required on each label,” Dokie said. “This will be a more complex logistics operation, which is not easy, but we will continue to manage it.
“Because we export to all parts of the world, we are accustomed to adapting to the rules, so we have flexibility. For much smaller brewers, this may be more difficult,” Dolkey said.
Jean-Claude Mas, founder of Les Domaines Paul Mas vineyards in the Languedoc region, said: “Winemakers are usually well-versed in administrative restrictions, so we will overcome this and continue to export In other words, costs will increase, and consumers may eventually pay more.”
