Livestock trade through Rotterdam to halt in case of no-deal Brexit
The port of Rotterdam will close its gates for livestock trading between the UK and the EU in case of a no-deal Brexit as it lacks the building necessary for a veterinary inspection point, informs Bloomberg.
The Dutch Food and Consumer Safety Authority, which oversees inspections of livestock, has hired about 100 veterinarians in advance of Brexit but couldn't complete the building in time.
"For us, there are still many uncertainties. We are preparing for a worst-case scenario", declared Liesbeth Kooijman, head of imports for the authority. Rotterdam handles about 3,000 trucks loaded with cargo destined for Britain pass back and forth through the port each day. In the last few years, the volume of imports from Britain to the Netherlands and the rest of the EU was about 40 million tons of shipments between the two parts. In the absence of a deal or a further delay, Brexit is scheduled for April 12. If the deal is passed, then a transition agreement would keep the current customs rules in place until the end of 2020.
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