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Courier urges UK to secure single market access after 'Brexit' vote
THE UK government is being urged by courier firm ParcelHero to secure access to the single market and avoid the imposition of new import tariffs in the wake of the UK voting to exit from the European Union (EU).
"We are concerned for our customers about the possibility of increased costs in sending parcels to the EU and also receiving items from the Union," ParcelHero's head of consumer research David Jinks was quoted as saying in a report by London's Air Cargo News.
Mr Jinks highlighted that ParcelHero regularly ships to countries that are in Europe but not in the EU, such as Switzerland, Norway and Iceland. Parcels sent to these countries face customs delays, red tape and tariffs of between five and nine per cent on average.
"We hope that the UK will not find itself with similar customs charges and paperwork," said Mr Jinks.
"It is our hope that negotiations between the UK Government and Brussels will ensure that the EU will not impose new tariffs on British good shipped into the EU; and that similarly the UK Government will not seek to impose tit-for-tat tariffs in return."
The company said it is not expecting any price increases for its EU services while the UK's future relationship with the EU is being negotiated.
"It's very much business as usual and we trust that Britain will not face new trade tariffs and border delays following these negotiations, which would be very much against the interest of EU countries and businesses, as well as UK SMEs, " the company added.
"We are concerned for our customers about the possibility of increased costs in sending parcels to the EU and also receiving items from the Union," ParcelHero's head of consumer research David Jinks was quoted as saying in a report by London's Air Cargo News.
Mr Jinks highlighted that ParcelHero regularly ships to countries that are in Europe but not in the EU, such as Switzerland, Norway and Iceland. Parcels sent to these countries face customs delays, red tape and tariffs of between five and nine per cent on average.
"We hope that the UK will not find itself with similar customs charges and paperwork," said Mr Jinks.
"It is our hope that negotiations between the UK Government and Brussels will ensure that the EU will not impose new tariffs on British good shipped into the EU; and that similarly the UK Government will not seek to impose tit-for-tat tariffs in return."
The company said it is not expecting any price increases for its EU services while the UK's future relationship with the EU is being negotiated.
"It's very much business as usual and we trust that Britain will not face new trade tariffs and border delays following these negotiations, which would be very much against the interest of EU countries and businesses, as well as UK SMEs, " the company added.
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