The UK government has said it intends to recognise EU cargo security rules when the so-called transition period terminates at year end and new rules take effect on January 1, 2021 in order to enhance its vast air cargo industry.
Cargo will be able to fly from the UK to the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein without a security designation. Brussels intends to recognise the UK aviation security regime and include the former member state in its One Stop Security system so that cargo screened in the UK will not have to undergo additional security checks on arrival in the EU.
Airlines from the rest of the world that fly air cargo or mail into the EU via the UK will need to continue complying with the bloc’s ACC3 program and must have the special security designation. ACC3 designation is mandatory, since July 2014, for each non-EU airport from which an air carrier flies air cargo or mail to or through the EU.
The DfT said it will establish a UK-only inbound cargo scheme to ensure no effect on security standards. The new UK scheme will mirror the EU scheme and grant security designations starting in January “to allow all cargo to continue to ship smoothly while maintaining existing security standards,” it stressed, said a report.
Source : Our Correspondent