Brexit to impact on funeral directors
Key Air Repatriation has highlighted that leaving the EU will change the repatriation process.
Barry Birdsall of Key Air explained: “Whether we have access to the single market or not, we will be on the outside and under a separate customs territory. There will be stricter HM Customs controls at the borders.”
While the change should not be noticed for outbound repatriations, Barry explained that inbound repatriation would involve a formal customs declaration ahead of time.
He added: “We expect to receive many more calls from funeral directors arriving at the airports only to find that the deceased needs customs clearance, but as we have a direct link to HM Customs we will be able to get them on their way, usually within one to two hours.
“If you think this all sounds a bit negative, let’s remember that opportunities may open up to handle repatriations by air to the Eastern areas of the EU as there may be more restrictions placed on companies operating road repatriations.
“Additionally, VAT may no longer be applied. This means that charges to end customers (the families) may be lower.”
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