Re: Time for Ireland to Grow Up?
Originally Posted by
swimfeeders
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Hi
There sre no queues at the Channel Ports as we are part of the Single Market and Customs union at the moment, so no checks.
We leave on 31st December so from then on there will be paperwork and checks.
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We are talking about more than 10,000 RoRos a day
They tend to bring in non EU goods, which have journey times so the paperwork can be done en route.
When unloaded the containers are stacked and do not leave the secure area until everything has been checked.
Hence the relative lack of queues.
There is a huge difference between container traffic and RoRo.
The list of UK Tariffs is here
https://www.check-future-uk-trade-ta....gov.uk/tariff
Not being funny, Swimmy but your not making any sense again. Paperwork is done on-line and can even be completed months after delivery provided you are cleared by arrangements such as trusted trader etc. The same as VAT and customs, they are collected on-line. In the case of VAT, this is collected quarterly - import duties are collected in a lot of cases after the goods are delivered and paid for. You really should try importing and exporting, it really will open your eyes to how the world really works, not some flashback to 1972.
Goods are paid after delivery too - usually on 30 or 60 day invoicing - if goods arrive and they are garbage, back they go, that's why we have goods receiving at warehouses and quality control. We also have goods inspections away from the geographical borders - Calais is one example, Rotterdam another.
The tarrif amount is just an extra line on the on-line form - it's a no-brainer and 9/10 it's calculated for you. Just click, select and click - done.
RORO trucks are point to point transportation from Europe to the UK and back - a lot of it multi-drop. Why on earth would someone send a container full of goods from Japan or China and include the lorry as well on the ship ? We also have containers shipped from the EU to the UK through other ports such as Hull and Felixstowe - they are unloaded, loaded and out of the docks in minutes. The biggest problem Dover and Calais would ever have is bad weather when everything grinds to a halt as usual or the French go on strike.
We can do a lot better than the Calais crossing. A lot of trucks come through there that originate from places outside the EU too, such as Morocco. They don't have any trouble getting to the UK with border inspectors sifting through their trailers.
Stop making up stories.