The customs inspection site at Sevington in Kent has space for 1,700 lorries, but lies largely deserted
Photograph: Antonio Olmos
Sevington was built in little over two years mainly to conduct import inspections on goods of plant and animal original from the EU, a responsibility of the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs . But when building work was nearing completion in 2021, ministers started having doubts about the effect of burdensome checks, as trade with the EU declined. Last spring Jacob Rees-Mogg, then minister for Brexit opportunities,, fearing they would be too bureaucratic and costly for businesses, and cause more tailbacks on Kent’s roads.
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