Britons Finally Taste Full Brexit as Costly Border Checks Begin
Lorries queue to embark on a ferry at the entrance of the Port of Dover, southeast England, on February 16, 2022. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP) (Photo by GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images)
Just down the corridor from where Danish Crown's pigs are slaughtered, boned and prepared for export as bacon, six staff have a new task: filling in customs and health certificates made necessary by the UK's split from its largest trading partner.
The scene at the abattoir in Blans, Denmark, lays bare the change created by Brexit: More time than ever spent on untangling red tape for shipments to Britain. From April 30, the UK will impose checks on fresh food imports a stark reversal from the era of frictionless trade when the country was part of the European Union.
