'It’s been tough': UK exporters on how Brexit has damaged them
by Richard Partington from on (#5F9GX)
Businesses cite higher costs, customs delays and paperwork as among the problems they face
The first couple of weeks in January after Brexit were a disaster for Ronald Scordia's shellfish exporting business. The truck was late arriving, then took 48 hours to arrive in France, missed the connection on the Friday, and wasn't able to be sent on until the Monday. You can imagine the quality of the produce when it got there; we lost a lot of money," he said.
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