Brexit food checks postponed fifth time in three years

In 2022, in value terms, the UK took 19% of Irish dairy exports, 37% of our meat and livestock exports.

Exporters bracing themselves for the introduction of border checks on food, plant and animal produce sent to Britain at the end of October can breathe easier, after its postponement for three months until the end of January.

However, they must guard against fatigue, because this is the fifth postponement in three years, the fifth time companies had to prepare for a huge extra burden of bureaucracy, only to see the threat lifted. This time around, the postponement happened two months before the deadline.