Port of Rotterdam Authority, Customs, Rijkswaterstaat and Portbase hand out ‘Get ready for Brexit’ flyers to HGV drivers at DFDS ferry terminal

December 1st is Brexit Action Day. On this day in Dutch ports, flyers will be handed out to HGV drivers carrying cargo to and from British ports. From this day forward, Rijkswaterstaat will be displaying the Get Ready for Brexit message on matrix signs above motorways leading to the ports. The joint campaign is aimed at reminding drivers and their customers of the changes that they can expect in the Dutch ports on 1 January 2021 as a result of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union. From that date onwards, customs documents will always need to have been pre-announced digitally at the shortsea and ferry terminals through Portbase’s Port Community System. Failure to do so will mean the driver will not be admitted to the terminals. This procedure applies to all ferry and shortsea terminals. The aim is to ensure freight continues to pass smoothly through Dutch ports, even after the Brexit transition period expires on 31 December.