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(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 26, 2021 A worker moves wheels of Stilton blue cheese in a refrigerated container at the Hartington Creamery near Matlock in the Derbyshire Dales on January 26, 2021 - A tangle of post-Brexit paperwork, duties and taxes is disrupting commercial ties between Britain and the European Union that have often taken years to build, piling extra costs on small firms that can make cross-Channel trade unprofitable. Changes since the UK's departure from the bloc's single market and customs union on January 1 have made it "commercially and practically impossible for us to continue actually shipping to the EU", laments cheesemaker Simon Spurrell. Owner of the Hartington Creamery, which produces crumbly, flavourful Stilton cheese, Spurrell must now include a food health certificate signed by a veterinarian with each order sent to the bloc. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/PAUL ELLIS)