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How to move parcels from Great Britain to Northern Ireland for express operators

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This guidance is for couriers and express operators who send parcels by direct transport from Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) to Northern Ireland between:

  • consumer-to-consumer (private individual in Great Britain sending parcels to another private individual in Northern Ireland for personal use)

    • Correspondence sent to Northern Ireland from Great Britain is exempt from any requirements. You do not need to share data with HMRC for correspondence sent to Northern Ireland. This includes letters, postcards and printed matter.

    In addition to standard requirements, there may be additional requirements when you’re sending sanitary and phytosanitary goods in parcels from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.

    Consumer-to-consumer parcels can move without:

  • presentation of goods to customs authorities

    • You can move business‑to‑consumer and consumer‑to‑business parcels, including returns, under the UK Carrier Scheme. When goods move under UK Carrier Scheme between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, they are ‘not at risk’ of moving into the EU and therefore are not charged customs duty or a handling fee.

    The goods you move must meet all the following criteria:

  • the parcel is sent by a UK established business or individual
  • the parcel is moved by an authorised carrier under the UK Carrier Scheme where required
  • the parcel is sent to or from a consumer for personal use
  • the parcel weighs no more than 31.5 kilograms or 100 kilograms if it is business-to-consumer or consumer-to-business and contains a single item
  • the goods are not subject to specific domestic or international law restrictions (also known as ‘category 1 goods’), such as the Russia sanctions regime or EU trade defence measures — you may be able to move goods that are subject to sanction regimes, such as the Russia sanctions regime, if the relevant restrictions apply but you must not move them if the relevant sanctions regime fully prohibits their movement.

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