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Nino Williams

Four lorries of Welsh donations for Ukraine trapped in UK due to customs red tape linked to Brexit

Lorry loads of items donated by people across south Wales to help those fleeing the war in Ukraine are being delayed from getting through to those who need them 'because of red tape at customs'.

The delivery of an 'overwhelming' response to an appeal by a Neath church has stalled due to issues with the paperwork needed for the items to pass through customs at the UK border, meaning the products have had to go into storage.

And the church has now had to employ security to keep an eye on the mountains of donations, after they were targeted by people wanting to take them away for themselves.

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