‘The analysis hammers home the impact of Brexit-related red tape and supply chain disruption, which has affected the flow of goods to and from the islands of Ireland and Britain.’
The analysis fails to mention the increase in activity between NI ports and Britain
It’s almost like importers/exporters are preferring the route where checks aren’t being implemented fully because it’s easier
What this is ignoring is how much extra trade is going on with Northern Ireland and Britain….
Another nail in the coffin of the ~~empire~~ union
So what this means is traders are avoiding the ports because of the import controls, instead they’re travelling from GB to NI (with minimal controls) and then driving from NI to ROI (with no controls).
While the increase in IE-NI trade *might* be a diversion of IE-GB trade, it’s certainly not a full replacement:
* GB->Ireland trade (exports) Jan-Oct 2020: €13,872 m
* NI->Ireland trade (exports) Jan-Oct 2020: €2,016 m
* Combined total: €15,888 m
* GB->Ireland trade (exports) Jan-Oct 2021: €10,928 m
* NI->Ireland trade (exports) Jan-Oct 2021: €3,279 m
* Combined total: €14,207 m
So total IE-UK imports are down by €1,681 m or about 10%. IE-GB is down by €2,944 m, IE-NI is up by €1,263 m. Even if 100% of the increase in Irish imports from NI are re-routed GB imports, only 43% of the lost GB->IE exports are covered that way.
Plus of course, that’s just one year’s difference. The ongoing situation is pretty clear:
>But imports from Britain represented just 7.2% of total Irish imports in the first half of 2021, down from 23% in 2015.
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‘The analysis hammers home the impact of Brexit-related red tape and supply chain disruption, which has affected the flow of goods to and from the islands of Ireland and Britain.’
The analysis fails to mention the increase in activity between NI ports and Britain
It’s almost like importers/exporters are preferring the route where checks aren’t being implemented fully because it’s easier
What this is ignoring is how much extra trade is going on with Northern Ireland and Britain….
Another nail in the coffin of the ~~empire~~ union
So what this means is traders are avoiding the ports because of the import controls, instead they’re travelling from GB to NI (with minimal controls) and then driving from NI to ROI (with no controls).
While the increase in IE-NI trade *might* be a diversion of IE-GB trade, it’s certainly not a full replacement:
* GB->Ireland trade (exports) Jan-Oct 2020: €13,872 m
* NI->Ireland trade (exports) Jan-Oct 2020: €2,016 m
* Combined total: €15,888 m
* GB->Ireland trade (exports) Jan-Oct 2021: €10,928 m
* NI->Ireland trade (exports) Jan-Oct 2021: €3,279 m
* Combined total: €14,207 m
So total IE-UK imports are down by €1,681 m or about 10%. IE-GB is down by €2,944 m, IE-NI is up by €1,263 m. Even if 100% of the increase in Irish imports from NI are re-routed GB imports, only 43% of the lost GB->IE exports are covered that way.
Plus of course, that’s just one year’s difference. The ongoing situation is pretty clear:
>But imports from Britain represented just 7.2% of total Irish imports in the first half of 2021, down from 23% in 2015.
Figures from Ireland’s CSO.