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.
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
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
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.
Upcoming export-related events include:
- 29 October - Navigating the Windsor Framework: Compliance insights for pharmaceutical companies (Department for Business and Trade)
- 13 November - Maximising your export potential through Cross-Border Trade (InterTradeIreland)
Find events to assist with exporting and importing.
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 21 October
Week beginning 7 October
- UK sanctions (updated guidance)
- UK sanctions regimes (updated guidance)
- Trading or moving CITES-listed specimens through designated UK ports and airports (updated guidance)
- Import or export endangered species: check if you need a CITES permit (updated guidance)
- Making an entry summary declaration (updated guidance)
Week beginning 23 September
Week beginning 16 September
- Apply for the UK Carrier Scheme (updated guidance)
- Apply for authorisation for the UK Internal Market Scheme if you bring goods into Northern Ireland (updated guidance)
- Importing and exporting by post (updated guidance)
- Check if you can apply for the UK Carrier Scheme (updated guidance)
- Trading and moving goods in and out of Northern Ireland (updated guidance)
- Create a goods movement reference (updated guidance)
- Importing and exporting organic food (updated guidance)
- Importing or moving live animals, germinal products, animal by-products and high risk food and feed not of animal origin (updated guidance)
- Poultry meat marketing standards (updated guidance)
- Importing and exporting fresh fruit and vegetables (updated guidance)
- Trader Support Service extended (news)
Week beginning 9 September
- Export services survey (news)
- Using tariff rate quotas to import sheepmeat, poultry and beef into Northern Ireland from outside the UK and EU (new guidance)
- Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme: Labelling requirements (updated guidance)
Week beginning 2 September
Week beginning 26 August
- Import food and drink from the EU to Great Britain (updated guidance)
- Duty suspensions and tariff quotas (updated guidance)
Week beginning 19 August
- Get someone to deal with customs for you (updated guidance)
- Importing and exporting fresh fruit and vegetables (updated guidance)
Week beginning 12 August
- The Windsor Framework: Unlocking opportunities for NI businesses (news)
- Charging VAT on goods dispatched from Northern Ireland to the EU (updated guidance)
- Importing or moving fish to the UK (updated guidance)
- Find out when to make an exit summary declaration (updated guidance)
- Get an export health certificate (updated guidance)
Week beginning 5 August
- InterTradeIreland Trade Series webinars (news)
- Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme: Labelling requirements (updated guidance)
- Export or move livestock and poultry (updated guidance)
Week beginning 22 July
- Apply for authorisation for the UK Internal Market Scheme if you bring goods into Northern Ireland (updated guidance)
- Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme: how the scheme works (updated guidance)
- Export or move livestock and poultry (updated guidance)
- Export horses and ponies: special rules (updated guidance)
Week beginning 8 July
- Importing or moving fish to the UK (updated guidance)
- Create a goods reference number (updated guidance)
Week beginning 1 July
Week beginning 20 May
- Using the UKCA marking (updated guidance)
- UKCA marking: roles and responsibilities (updated guidance)
- UKCA marking: conformity assessment and documentation (updated guidance)
- Placing manufactured products on the market in Great Britain (updated guidance)
Week beginning 29 April
- Windsor Framework: New GB to NI parcel delivery scheme (news)
- Apply for the UK Carrier Scheme (new guidance)
- Check if you can apply for the UK Carrier Scheme (new guidance)
- Importing or moving fish to the UK (updated guidance)
- Making a full export declaration (updated guidance)
Week beginning 15 April
- Import food and drink from the EU to Great Britain (updated guidance)
- Apply to use simplified declarations for imports (updated guidance)
- Making an export supplementary declaration (updated guidance)
- Making an import declaration in your records (updated guidance)
- Get an export health certificate (updated guidance)
- Apply to use simplified declarations for exports (updated guidance)
- Making an import supplementary declaration (updated guidance)
Week beginning 8 April
- Import or export endangered species: check if you need a CITES permit (updated guidance)
- Customs Declaration Completion Requirements for The Northern Ireland Protocol (updated guidance)
Week beginning 4 March
- Making an export supplementary declaration (updated guidance)
- Trade with Japan (updated guidance)
- Create a goods movement reference (updated guidance)
- Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme: how to register and seal consignments (updated guidance)