Yes, absolutely. In the case of Dover, most of the traffic is intra-EU trade, whereas a high proportion of the traffic going into Heathrow is more international than simply the EU, so there is already greater engagement with third-country trading. We are therefore confident that Heathrow will be ready.
Duties of Customs
Proceeding contribution from
Mel Stride
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 20 November 2017.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Duties of Customs.
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