JD Sports to open new Irish warehouse to avoid Brexit-related tariffs

UK fashion giant no longer enjoys tariff-free trading

The JD Sports store on Cork's St Patrick's Street. Picture: Larry Cummins

Sportswear giant JD Sports is currently fitting out a 65,000 sq ft warehouse near Dublin which will become operational in the second half of this year to allow frictionless trading in the wake of Brexit.

Publishing its final results for 2020 today, the UK firm said it no longer enjoys 'tariff free' frictionless trading in Europe with products incurring duties and disruption from customs checks on the transfer of goods from the UK into EU countries.