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German logistics firm DB Schenker stops UK shipments
21 Jan '21
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German logistics firm DB Schenker has temporarily suspended deliveries from the European Union (EU) to the United Kingdom alleging bureaucratic hurdles resulting from Brexit. The transport giant is experiencing ‘considerable problems’ in customs formalities in the movement of goods between both sides, it told in a statement issued to a global newswire.
Only ‘around 10 per cent’ of deliveries are accompanied by the complete and correct paperwork, it said.
DB Schenker, owned by Germany's state-owned rail giant Deutsche Bahn, said it has staff specially trained to deal with Brexit issues but "every shipment that is not properly documented delays the delivery of entire loads". Shipments that are not fully declared cannot be delivered, it said.
The company expects a further increase in the volume of shipments in January, but said it "will only be able to process these quickly if the proportion of deliveries with complete paperwork increases significantly." "Both the sender and the recipient have a duty to provide compliant documents for this purpose," it added.
It said deliveries already posted will continue to be transported as quickly as possible.
The post-Brexit trade agreement concluded on Christmas Eve ended the free movement of goods between the EU and Britain.
French parcel delivery service DPD said early this month it was suspending deliveries from the United Kingdom to EU countries for a few days.
DB Schenker handles around half a million shipments from continental Europe to the UK every year.
Only ‘around 10 per cent’ of deliveries are accompanied by the complete and correct paperwork, it said.
DB Schenker, owned by Germany's state-owned rail giant Deutsche Bahn, said it has staff specially trained to deal with Brexit issues but "every shipment that is not properly documented delays the delivery of entire loads". Shipments that are not fully declared cannot be delivered, it said.
The company expects a further increase in the volume of shipments in January, but said it "will only be able to process these quickly if the proportion of deliveries with complete paperwork increases significantly." "Both the sender and the recipient have a duty to provide compliant documents for this purpose," it added.
It said deliveries already posted will continue to be transported as quickly as possible.
The post-Brexit trade agreement concluded on Christmas Eve ended the free movement of goods between the EU and Britain.
French parcel delivery service DPD said early this month it was suspending deliveries from the United Kingdom to EU countries for a few days.
DB Schenker handles around half a million shipments from continental Europe to the UK every year.
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