Businesses criticise Brexit paperwork and customs formalities

More than a third of businesses say they have stopped shipping goods through Great Britain

Customs vehicles at Dublin port. Picture: Niall Carson/PA

More than half of Irish businesses have reported a disruption to their supply chain due to Brexit with many citing serious difficulties with customs formalities and frustration at insufficient guidance from officials.

A survey by Chartered Accountants Ireland (CAI), three weeks into the new trading environment, has found that more than a third of businesses have stopped shipping goods through Great Britain. Customs paperwork was cited as the biggest issue in the new trading environment while over half of businesses believe government guidance remains insufficient.