Delay to the introduction of the EU Entry and Exit System

Friday 17 January 2025

The European Commission delayed the introduction of the EU Entry and Exit System (EES), which will require non-EU travellers to provide biometric information, such as fingerprints and facial scans, at the border.  

Logistics UK has continually raised concerns about the knock-on impact on freight and GB EU trade if EES was introduced as planned on 6 October. In oral evidence to a Westminster Committee, in meetings with ministers and UK officials, at the UK Domestic Advisory Group and in the media, we have been calling for a delay and for mitigation measures to be put in place to help reduce the impact on hauliers.  

More broadly, the government has said it wants a closer relationship with EU on trade, including a new Veterinary Agreement to reduce and remove some current barriers to trade flows.