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<p>The Government’s priority is to keep goods moving and avoid delays at the border.
As the UK’s customs authority, HMRC will act to ensure that border processes are as
smooth as possible, without compromising security.</p><p> </p><p>In the event that
the UK leaves the EU without a deal, businesses which trade with the EU will broadly
be subject to customs controls in the same way as businesses who are presently trading
with the rest of the world, although there are a number of temporary easements in
place to help businesses make this transition.</p><p> </p><p>To support traders with
customs declarations, where the majority of UK businesses that currently export outside
of the EU use an intermediary, the Government has made available £24m in grants to
support training and IT costs for intermediaries and an additional £10m to support
intermediaries with the costs of hiring new staff.</p>
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