Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of forms hauliers travelling from the UK to the EU would be required to submit daily to maintain current levels of trade with the EU in the event of full customs formalities at the border if the UK leaves the EU without a deal.

It will be for exporters to the EU, rather than hauliers moving the goods, to submit export declarations and any associated documentation to HMG.

However, to ensure that the goods are being legally exported, hauliers will need to check with the trader that the goods have received ‘permission to progress’ to the port from HMRC before taking them across the border.

Hauliers should check with the relevant EU Member State to find out what forms are required to import into the EU.