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"Stocking more than 500 cheeses, Rippon Cheese in Pimlico previously imported directly from Southern Ireland, France, Italy and Germany but has moved toward U.K. wholesalers because new customs paperwork and declaration fees have added up and hit profit margins on Italian and French cheeses by 10–15%; commercial director Jon Harris says they are trying to maintain prices for customers but warn that assortments will narrow and prices will eventually rise as smaller, niche imports become uneconomic and wholesalers shoulder the paperwork burden." - Lisa Haseldine