Simon McKeever Irish Exporters Association

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Brexit effects on logistics of trading
North-South, East-West
Presentation by
Simon McKeever, Chief Executive
Irish Exporters Association

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The Irish Exporters Association:
an introduction
• Established in 1951, we have almost 400 members.
• Membership covers SME’s to multinationals that export from Ireland or are involved in the
workings of the supply chain.
• We are the leading independent representative body and work at regional, national, and
European level, representing members in front of legislators to ensure that a regulatory
and legislative framework is in place that supports, drives, and fosters Irish exports.
• The role of the IEA is to:
- Represent
- Offer trade services
- Create knowledge networks.

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Recognising the achievements of
Irish exporters
• Our Export Industry Awards programme is our flagship
event that takes place annually to celebrate and recognise
the achievements of exporting companies and highlights
the importance of the export sector to Ireland.
• This year marks the 20th year of our awards, we regret that
we had to postpone this years event in the interest of the
general health and safety of our members and the wider
business community.
• We look forward to the next year’s Export Industry Awards
programme which we hope to launch in Q1 of next year.
East Coast Bakehouse
2019 Exporter of the Year

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IEA expert training courses
• The IEA remains an important training partner for businesses
• We continue to develop and expand the training courses that we offer to meet the needs of our members
and the wider business community, this includes courses that help businesses prepare for Brexit
• In addition to our courses listed below we run a National Brexit Series, which is a series of short courses
with the former head of Irish customs
• Training provider to Skillnet Ireland’s customs clearance course
Short courses
Customs Awareness Levels 1 & 2
Incoterms®2020
Goods Distribution Practice (GDP)
Authorised Economic Operator (AEO)
Certificate in International Trade
Only course of its kind in Ireland
Practical learning
Six modules
Next in take Q1 2021

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Developing policy positions and
strategies
• The work of the IEA centres on 3 core policy themes:
 Brexit and Market Diversification
 Climate Change and Sustainability
 Trade Compliance
• Given the pandemic, addressing COVID-19 is also a key policy priority
• The IEA develops policy positions and strategies through regularly e-meeting with
members:
 Weekly National Council meeting
 Monthly meetings of our Western Network Group, Southern Network Group, South-
Easterly Network Group and our Border-Midlands Network Group

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Working with Government
• Department of Taoiseach National COVID-19 Stakeholder Forum
• DBEI, Enterprise Forum on COVID-19
• DFAT, Export Trade Council
• DFAT, Brexit Stakeholders Group
• DTTAS Logistics and Supply Chain Skills Group
• DTTAS, National Logistics Forum
• DTTAS, COVID-19 Shipping and Port services Companies Group
• REVENUE, Customs Consultative Committee
• DFAT Business and Human Rights Implementation Group
• DFAT, Chair the Subgroup on Corporate Responsibility to Respect Human Rights
• DBEI, Enterprise Forum on Brexit and Global Challenges
• DBEI, Stakeholder Group on Enterprise Skills Needs
• DAFM, Consultative Committee of Stakeholders on Brexit

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Taking stock of negotiations

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Will Brexit impact my businesses?
 Brexit will affect your company if:
 it sells goods or supplies services to the UK
 It buys goods or receives services from the UK
 it moves goods through the UK
 it uses UK materials and goods to trade under preferential schemes with EU partner
countries.
• If one or more of the above applies, you should investigate if there are alternatives and
test them in advance of 1st January 2021

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Using the UK landbridge
• The Irish Maritime Development Office in its 2018 report
The implications of Brexit on the use of the landbridge
found that:
 The estimated volume of goods transported via the
landbridge annually is 3,055,553 tonnes, which consists of
1,031,384 tonnes of imports and 2,024,169 tonnes of
exports
 strategically important route to market for many Irish
importers and exporters
 Some sectors will be disadvantaged more than others by
any disruption to the landbridge. Deeper sectoral analysis
was required by the IMDO to fully understand these
impacts.
 We are expecting a revised report shortly.

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Direct shipping routes as an
alternative

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Trade between Ireland &
Northern Ireland
• The new customs formalities and regulatory requirements, such as SPS controls in
the case of food products that will apply to businesses moving goods from, to, or
through the UK, will not apply with respect to trade in goods between Ireland and
Northern Ireland
• The Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland states that while Northern Ireland will be
legally part of the UK customs territory, certain EU laws will apply in Northern
Ireland
• The Union Customs Code and legislation that protects the integrity and operation
of the EU single market apply
• Supersedes any agreement or no agreement on trade between the EU and UK
• Automatically comes into force when the transition period ends
• Review period of 4 years
• Unclear whether Northern Ireland will have access to EU FTAs.

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Issues at stake in negotiations
• CETA - elimination of almost all tariffs; covers goods and services
• Australian - extensive tariffs and barriers
• No agreement - WTO rules apply
• Level playing field - key to negotiations
• Fisheries
• Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland

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Take homes

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Your Brexit ‘to do list’
• Department of Business Readiness Checklist
• Government Business Readiness Action Plan
• Register with Revenue for your EORI number
• Identify your supply chain’s customs/declarations
exposure
• Identify your tariff classification codes and
obligations for each product/ingredient
• Identify SPS obligations
• Assess your product certification obligations
• Assess and trial alternative routings to the
continent

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Mitigate your customs
obligations
• Clear Customs training through
Skillnet Ireland
• Authorised Economic Operator
(AEO)
• Inward processing
• Outward processing
• Customs warehousing
• End-use procedures
• Temporary admissions
• Simplified transport procedures
Current Post-Brexit
Transit 0.04 4
Safety & Security 0.1 20
Import/Export 1.6 25
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Change in post-Brexit declarations

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For more information:
- Website: www.irishexporters.ie
- Email: training@irishexporters.ie
Thank you for your attention

Simon McKeever Irish Exporters Association

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