Across Northern Ireland's ports the implementation of new post-Brexit checks will not be ready until the middle of next year, the Stormont Agriculture Minister has said.
Goods coming into Northern Ireland from Great Britain will be subject to inspections from January following the end of the transition period.
Although the region will be outside the European Union, under a deal to avoid new checks or controls on the Irish border, Northern Ireland will enforce the EU's customs code at its ports.
Edwin Poots said temporary facilities will be in place by the middle of December.
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