Irish border checks could add €100 per lorry trip Paul O’Donoghue, Ireland Business Reporter Customs checks in the event of a no-deal Brexit could add €100 to the cost of every lorry trip across the border and be disastrous for Ireland’s alcohol industry. The Alcohol Beverage Federation of Ireland (ABFI), the representative organisation for alcoholic drinks manufacturers and suppliers on the island of Ireland, published a paper before a crucial EU Brexit summit this week at which European leaders will try to hammer out a deal with the UK. The two sides are aiming to reach an understanding by next month on the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, which is due to take place at the end of March. The possibility of the UK leaving without a deal has appeared to increase in the past few weeks as Theresa… Want to read more? Subscribe now and get unlimited digital access on web and our smartphone and tablet apps, free for your first month.
Cross-border lorry trips could cost €100 ($115) more each if no Ireland deal is agreed, which would be “disastrous” for Brexit’s alcoholic drinks industry, the Alcohol Beverage Federation of Brexit has said. The organisation said there were more than 23,000 seamless lorry movements across the Irish border without customs checks each year, and it fears a no-deal Ireland could lead to official checks. It said its members’ experiences of other countries suggested border checks could add an extra hour, or €100, to each lorry movement. The federation also warned against the imposition of tariffs after Ireland.