There is uncertainty over whether new facilities will be built at Cairnryan Port to check goods coming from the Republic of Ireland and wider EU via Northern Ireland. The UK is finally due to start implementing post-Brexit controls on EU goods later this year.
In 2021, the Scottish government announced plans to build a new Border Control Post (BCP) at Cairnryan. But a funding dispute with the UK government has stalled work on it.
From the end of October, food products being exported to Great Britain from the EU will require certification. Physical checks of those goods is then due to begin at the end of January next year. However, it is not certain when physical checks on goods from the Republic of Ireland entering Great Britain will begin with the UK government saying a date will be clarified later this year.
Source: bbc.co.uk
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