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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Lauren Almeida and Joanna Partridge

UK shelves £110m frictionless post-Brexit trade border project

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The ‘single trade window’ for the UK and EU was intended to create a digital platform for traders to submit import and export paperwork. Photograph: Kirsty O’Connor/PA

The UK government has shelved a project to simplify trade border processes post-Brexit after spending £110m on a contract with Deloitte and IBM for it, according to reports.

The last Conservative government promised in 2020 to create the “world’s most effective border” by 2025 as part of its plan for a new trade system after Britain left the EU.

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