UK company creates 1.33 million declarations to send to goods to NI
A UK company have provided 1.33 million customs declarations just to send goods to Northern Ireland.
Windsor Framework spokesperson Dr Steve Aiken OBE MLA said: “Until now, data on the extent of the Irish Sea Border and its impact on intra-UK trade has been difficult to obtain.
“Now, His Majesty’s Treasury has written to Lord Carlile in response to a query from Lord Empey.
“Shockingly, this showed that in 2024-25 the Trader Support System has had to support 10,400 companies to complete 1.33 million ‘customs declarations’ – that is, customs declarations on goods travelling within our own country.
“Far from being a solution, the Windsor Framework is being used to promote divergence within the UK’s own internal market, at huge bureaucratic costs.
“Every day, the Irish Sea Border costs money, damages our economy, and creates nothing but divergence.”
