Ms Carol Lynch:

To clarify, the import or export clearance charge levied by an agent for the service is generally made on a per invoice basis. As my colleagues said, the value of the trade crossing the Border is not necessarily multiplied upwards. It really depends on the number of containers and whether it is groupage, whether there is one container per invoice or whether one container contains deliveries for several customers. We need to drill down into the figures to get a more accurate picture.