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In 70s - 80s there was custom inspections in every european country, and it's still the case in Switzerland and UK.

• vinay427 6y ago
  Pre-Brexit, those in the UK were immigration controls, to be precise. In Switzerland they are in fact customs controls (and not typically immigration controls barring Schengen restrictions such as those during COVID-19).
  • littlecranky67 6y ago
    Even Pre-Brexit the UK was not part of Schengen, so you had border controls even when inbound from a EU country. On the other hand, Switzerland joined Schengen some years ago, yet you still have border controls as they are not in a free-trade/customs agreement.
    • vinay427 6y ago
      Right. My point was that the UK controls were (and are through the transition period) immigration and not customs controls while the Swiss ones are customs and not regularly immigration controls.