Find information and support to help your business manage the changes and new arrangements for moving goods into, out of, or through Northern Ireland.
Moving goods into, out of, or through Northern Ireland
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.
In our Exporting and importing section, we provide specific details and support for understanding associated processes and procedures. Below, you will also find links to information that highlights and guides you through new arrangements.
This page will be updated with the latest guidance as it becomes 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
Post and parcels
- Sending parcels between Great Britain and Northern Ireland under the Windsor Framework
- Sending sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) parcels from Great Britain to Northern Ireland
- Check if you can apply for the UK Carrier Scheme
- Apply for the UK Carrier Scheme
- Moving business-to-business parcels from Great Britain into Northern Ireland
- Data requirements for parcel carriers who move consumer parcels from Great Britain to Northern Ireland
- How to send parcels from a business in Great Britain to a private individual or a business in Northern Ireland
- How to move parcels from Great Britain to Northern Ireland for parcel carriers
Duty Reimbursement Scheme
Customs Duty Waiver
Medicines
Further guidance
- Windsor Framework - local trade advice and support organisations
- Moving goods from Northern Ireland to Great Britain
- How to export goods from Northern Ireland: step-by-step
- How to import goods to Northern Ireland: step-by-step
- Help and support for exporting
Events
You can search our Events Finder for training, information workshops and webinars from organisations that may help your business.
Find events to assist with exporting and importing.
Exporting and importing guidance: latest updates
The links below will also keep you up-to-date with new and recently updated site guidance on moving goods into, out of, or through Northern Ireland.
Week beginning 5 January
- Exporting or moving fish from the UK (updated guidance)
- Making an entry summary declaration (updated guidance)
- Report payments and view your allowance for non-customs state aid and Customs Duty waiver claims
- Check if you can claim a waiver for goods brought into Northern Ireland (updated guidance)
Week beginning 29 December
Week beginning 15 December
- Making an indirect export from Northern Ireland (updated guidance)
- Trading and moving goods in and out of Northern Ireland (updated guidance)
Week beginning 8 December
Week beginning 1 December
- How to set up an account to defer duty payments when you import goods (updated guidance)
- IPO guidance on new non‑agricultural GI scheme
Week beginning 24 November
- UK Trade Tariff: duty suspensions and autonomous tariff quotas (updated guidance)
- Importing and exporting fresh fruit and vegetables (updated guidance)