Moving goods into, out of, or through Northern Ireland

 

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Find information and support to help your business manage the changes and new arrangements for moving goods into, out of, or through Northern Ireland.

nibusinessinfo.co.uk has a dedicated section to help your business navigate guidance, rules, regulations, and the support available when trading to and from Northern Ireland. See Exporting and importing.

The Windsor Framework

The Windsor Framework establishes new arrangements for moving goods into, out of, or through Northern Ireland.

The Windsor Framework is being introduced in stages until 2025, with some arrangements already in operation. For details of the changes, refer to the Windsor Framework timeline.

We provide specific details and support for understanding associated processes and procedures in the Exporting and importing section. You will also find links to specific information below that highlights and guides you through new arrangements.

This page will be updated with further guidance as it is made available.

UK Internal Market Scheme

• Apply for authorisation for the UK Internal Market Scheme if you bring goods into Northern Ireland
• Declaring goods you bring into Northern Ireland 'not at risk' of moving to the EU

Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme (NIRMS)

• Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme: how the scheme works
• Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme: how to register and seal consignments
• Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme: groupage and mixed load consignments
• Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme: Labelling requirements

Northern Ireland Plant Health Label (NIPHL) Scheme

• Moving plants from Great Britain to Northern Ireland

Post and parcels

• Importing and exporting by post
• Check if you can apply for the UK Carrier Scheme
• Apply for the UK Carrier Scheme

Duty Reimbursement Scheme

• Apply to claim a repayment or remission of import duty on ‘at risk’ goods brought into Northern Ireland

Customs Duty Waiver

• Claim a waiver for duty on goods that you bring to Northern Ireland from Great Britain or countries outside the UK and EU

Further guidance

• Windsor Framework - local trade advice and support organisations
• Moving goods from Northern Ireland to Great Britain
• Help and support for exporting

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Exporting and importing guidance: latest updates

You can also keep up-to-date with all new and recently updated site guidance on moving goods into, out of, or through Northern Ireland, through the links below. 

Week beginning 22 July

• Export or move livestock and poultry (updated)
• Export horses and ponies: special rules (updated)

Week beginning 8 July

• Importing or moving fish to the UK (updated)
• Create a goods reference number (updated)

Week beginning 1 July

• How to set up an account to defer duty payments when you import goods (updated)

Week beginning 20 May

• Using the UKCA marking (updated)
• UKCA marking: roles and responsibilities (updated)
• UKCA marking: conformity assessment and documentation (updated)
• Placing manufactured products on the market in Great Britain (updated)

Week beginning 29 April

• Apply for the UK Carrier Scheme
• Check if you can apply for the UK Carrier Scheme
• Importing or moving fish to the UK (updated)
• Making a full export declaration (updated)

Week beginning 15 April

• Import food and drink from the EU to Great Britain (updated)
• Apply to use simplified declarations for imports (updated)
• Making an export supplementary declaration (updated)
• Making an import declaration in your records (updated)
• Get an export health certificate (updated)
• Apply to use simplified declarations for exports (updated)
• Making an import supplementary declaration (updated)

Week beginning 8 April

• Import or export endangered species: check if you need a CITES permit (updated)
• Customs Declaration Completion Requirements for The Northern Ireland Protocol (updated)

Week beginning 4 March

• Making an export supplementary declaration (updated)
• Trade with  Japan (updated)
• Create a goods movement reference (updated)
• Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme: how to register and seal consignments (updated)

Week beginning 26 February

• Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme: how to register and seal consignments (updated)

Week beginning 19 February

• Trading and moving goods in and out of Northern Ireland (updated)
• Moving qualifying goods from Northern Ireland to the rest of the UK (updated)
• Moving food and animal feed from Northern Ireland to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales)

Week beginning 5 February

• Import composite products from the EU and Northern Ireland to Great Britain (updated)