On 13/02/2021 11:08, T i m wrote:
On Sat, 13 Feb 2021 10:04:42 -0000, "tim..."
wrote:

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It may be true that XYZ GMBH can buy their widgets from elsewhere, but they
can't turn that supply on in zero time to replace the order that UK PLC
tried to deliver today but is currently sitting in a customs office whilst
officials ague over form filling.

and the reality is that very many widgets can already be supplied by ROW at
much cheaper prices than the UK can supply, but companies don't buy from
these sources because quality can be iffy.

But any EU country requiring JIT supply who used to use the UK will
now look to other suppliers in the EU, where the quality is likely to
be the same, the pricing / quality similar but the delivery more
predictable.

So the argument that the paperwork puts up the UK costs doesn't wash.

It's puts up JIT supply 'costs', if you have to buy / stock more
locally to overcomes any delays.

Nearly all JIT suppliers keep a modest buffer stock near to the assembly
plant. That's not going to change.