Dive Brief:
- On Oct. 28, the United Kingdom will reinstate Operation Brock, a plan meant to keep traffic moving in the event of freight backups at the Port of Dover once Brexit officially takes place.
- It has also released letters of advice this week for businesses that trade with the European Union, outlining importer and exporter requirements. This includes needing to check the tariff rates after Brexit to see which duties to pay.
- The U.K. Revenue and Customs department has automatically registered 95,000 businesses for Transitional Simplified Procedures, which will give importers six months to declare imports and pay duties, the agency announced this week.