Mr. Niall Cody:

Because of regulatory alignment, in the initial stages of the UK's departure from the Union there will be a lower number of checks than we carry out on goods from third countries, because the latter are for safety standards etc. The immediate challenge of Brexit is to deal with how things change over time as regulations diverge. We have worked with our colleagues in agriculture and environmental health on simplification processes to obviate the need for physical checks. The challenges we have relate to the specific rules relating to particular goods, which require physical checks but tend not to be customs-generated.