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Jan 2022
Harrogate district business says Brexit has cost it £210,000
A Harrogate district horticultural business has estimated that Brexit-related bureaucracy cost it £210,000 last year.
Johnsons of Whixley, which sells over 5 million plants per year, said in a press release yesterday that the "bureaucratic burden" of Brexit had reduced revenue, increased cost and slowed its supply chain.
Britain left the EU at the end of January last year.
Johnsons said the company brought in 462 loads from the EU in 2021, which cost the company £210,000 more than it did in 2020 due to Brexit.
Of those costs, £150,000 was spent on EU plant health.
Jonathan Whittemore, head of production and procurement, said:
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Whittemore explained that although the certificate was required to bring plants into the country from the EU, it is not given any authority by the UK Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA). This leads to situations where plants are repeatedly delayed for duplicated checks and tests. He added:
Johnsons, which was established in 1921, has supplied plants for various high profile projects, including Studley Royal Water Garden, the Forth Road Bridge, the National Arboretum Centre and the athletes' village at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
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