Aidan Flynn: Brexit headaches loom for €5.5bn in Irish food exports at British ports

Some of the complexities include a 24-hour pre-notification of imports from Ireland into Britain on the so-called UK Import of Products, Animals, Food and Feed System

Ferry operators in Rosslare and Dublin have been advised not to allow trucks to board ferries moving from Ireland to Britain without a valid Goods Movement Reference,

The long-delayed implementation of the next phase of the EU Brexit trade deal with Britain will deliver more costs for Irish exporters, with safety and security controls, and sanitary and phytosanitary controls at British borders applying to imports of live animals, germinal products, animal products, as well as plants and plant products. 

Similar requirements were introduced in Ireland and the rest of the EU for British goods at the end of Brexit transition period in January 2021, and the British will now introduce theirs on a rolling basis from the end of next month.