Ports in Northern Ireland record their busiest year for freight traffic in 2021, as volumes surpassed pre-Covid levels
Supporters of the protocol are looking for evidence that the arrangement has boosted, or at least protected trade, while opponents seek to show the opposite.
There are so far no official figures which show what has happened to trade between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK.Some Northern Ireland hauliers and their customers have reduced their use of Dublin portNorthern Ireland is not necessarily the ultimate destination for goods arriving and goods leaving are not necessarily from Northern Ireland.
Under the protocol, goods leaving Northern Ireland ports for Great Britain do not face any checks or controls. That has led to some Northern Ireland hauliers and their customers reducing their use of Dublin port in favour of Northern Ireland ports.
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