Until six weeks ago customs checks on non-EU products routed through Shannon Airport took place in Clare
They claim this has resulted in a cargo “yo-yo” with perishable products being needlessly transported back and forth across the country.
“We know what is happening in other EU countries. I’m in the freight business myself; if cargo arrives from outside the EU into Frankfurt Airport for example, it is not inspected in Frankfurt, it is inspected at its final destination,” he said. “This is causing massive disruption. I’ve already heard from one company who have asked their suppliers to route their cargo to Dublin Airport instead of Shannon. Their cargo came into Dublin Airport and was sent to Dublin Port for inspection and then sat there for three weeks. These were temperature-control products costing over €1,000 a day.”
“It is also making it more difficult for companies in this side of the country to do business and it is certainly making it more difficult for them to do business through Shannon Airport. Shannon is a key part of the attraction for businesses to locate in the midwest. It’s not just connectivity for business passengers, it is also about being able to transport goods through it as well.
A spokesperson for the Department of Agriculture denied there had been a change in policy and said that any recent change in activity is down to the border control post in Dublin becoming fully operational.
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