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Imported Christmas trees cost more thanks to post-Brexit checks

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Plants coming from the EU will be subject to new border checks for the first time.

Imporators are warning the checks will increase costs for sellers and push up prices.

Between 20% and 40% of trees could come from overseas, with most from EU countries.

UK -grown Christmas trees often start life as saplings in Danish nurseries.

A government spokesperson said protecting biosecurity was a key priority.

However, for some like Meijer, the new regime is a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

What you will see in the end is that people will buy more artificial trees’.

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