Shipments of wine paused in the run up to Brexit

JF Hillebrand the drinks logistics company, has stopped taking collections of wine, spirits and beer for delivery from the EU to the UK. The reason given is the concern that in transit drinks may not have the correct documentation to enter the UK if it arrives after Brexit. JF Hillebrand moves 125,000 containers a year and ships beer wines and spirits for all the UK supermarkets.

The delay of a week should not affect wine supplies as many people in the supply chain have built up stocks to help ride out any delays associated with Brexit. Spokesperson for JF Hillebrand said if there is an extension to the Brexit deadline then we estimate that the backlog of orders will begin to clear by April 9th.