Tesco tells suppliers to ship food across Irish Sea themselves

Tesco is reportedly set to make suppliers ship food to Northern Ireland via the Irish Sea themselves, saying the border checks have become a “very complex’ process”.

According reports in The Telegraph and The Grocer, Tesco is preparing to change to how it delivers to its stores across Northern Ireland once further Brexit checks are introduced in October.

The UK is planning on introducing phased border checks on food products in the Irish Sea from October, but sea border contained in the deal has been the biggest practical challenge, with Northern Ireland having remained part of the EU’s single market for goods while the rest of the UK has left.

Retail Gazette