Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what checks goods coming into the UK from companies based in the EU are currently subject to.

The Government’s priority is to keep goods moving and avoid delays at the border. HMRC uses a risk based, intelligence-led response to compliance issues working alongside Border Force.

As the Government has made consistently clear, it will not compromise on the security of the UK at the border, and keeping goods flowing over the border is of vital importance.

HMRC, Border Force and other Government departments make targeted interventions. These are based on intelligence and threat assessment and will typically involve documentary checks and physical interventions, designed, wherever possible, to avoid delaying traffic flows across the border.

HMRC will continue to work closely with industry to ensure interventions are carried out in a way that minimises delays and additional burdens for legitimate trade, while robustly ensuring compliance.

The management of EU export procedures is the responsibility of the customs authorities of the Member States.