Conclusion of webinar number 795 in the 53rd year of Brexit negotiations is “ we still await results of negotiations ” . Six speakers representing almost the whole of the floriculture diligence were wondering why that one company is not present , namely the British government and especially the Department for Environment , Food & Rural Affairs ( DEFRA ) and can not amount to a decisiveness regarding the practicality surround the import and exportation of flowers after January 1st .
Clockwise from top pull up stakes : Eline van hideout Berg , Tim Briercliffe , Stefan Koopman , Bruce Harnett , Sally Cullimore , and Henk Westerhof
To instance , bulb traders who are now train shipments for the UK do n’t have it away if these should be “ devoid of grunge ” or “ practically free of soil ” . Growers do n’t cognise in which cases bugs , substances and miscellany are allowed in less than a month ? * Exporters of flower will have to pay 8 % import duties , for plant life a final decision has not been made yet . And where and when will these review take place and where will the necessary document be find ?
Between 0 and 20 % additional costsIt ’s obvious that there will be new phytosanitary ordinance , extra logistical proceedings on the one hand and additional costs on the other . However , it is difficult to guess how much exactly , all in all between 0.6 and 19.4 % concord to Royal FloraHolland . And what impact will the coronavirus have ? A big impact , agree to Rabobank they gauge that trade volume will sink between 5 and 15 % . There is a large wave of layoffs coming up and whether or not a deal will be made , medium and long - term economic development are highly incertain .
image : Anthos
Postpone?If Henk Westerhof from Anthos were to decide , it will be postponed . Until some takings have been sieve out . That is reasonable , however , the issues have not been separate out yet and that is why uncertainty remains . The trade will have to contend itself with the logical argument that opportunity will follow . For example , opportunity for British bulb growers and thus for the ( Dutch ) supplier or in a more abstract sense , where a motivation is wrick into a virtue and all process can be cautiously examined .
The webinar organized by World Horti Center AIPH and Floriculture International hosted several speakers : Sally Cullimore of Horticultural Trades Association ( HTA ) from the United Kingdom , Eline van hideout Berg of Royal FloraHolland , Stefan Koopman of Rabobank , Bruce Harnett of Kernock Park Plants from Cornwall , UK , and Henk Westerhof of Anthos . The webinar was moderate by Tim Briercliffe , Secretary - General of AIPH .
- Read an overview of the current situationhere .
The next costless webinar ‘ Preparing for Brexit – exporting and importing cut bloom ” will broadcast live today ( Friday 4 December ) from 3 Prime Minister CET ( Central European Time).To cash register click this link
In this webinar , the flower business deal is invited for a webinar specifically focused on the finish , export , and import of cut flowers . Speakers will be Nigel Jenney of Fresh Produce Consortium , Ian Michell of Flamingo Group UK , Eline van lair Berg of Royal FloraHolland , Stefan Koopman of Rabobank , and Augusto Solano of Asocolflores in Colombia .
