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Using CHIEF for declaring goods into or out of Northern Ireland
Find out when you will still be able to use CHIEF for declaring goods into or out of Northern Ireland.
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In due course, all declarations into and out of Northern Ireland will need to be made using the Customs Declaration Service. Using the Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (
CHIEF) system for Northern Ireland declarations will be reviewed by HMRC and you will be told when to stop using it.
CHIEF can still be used for declaring goods entering Northern Ireland from outside the UK and EU.
Guidance Check if you can declare goods you bring into Northern Ireland not ‘at risk’ of moving to the EU
Find out if goods you bring into Northern Ireland are not ‘at risk’ of moving to the EU such that EU tariff will not be due on those goods.
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You’ll need to make declarations and may need to pay any tariffs due when bringing goods into Northern Ireland from Great Britain or other countries outside of the EU. Whether you have to pay a duty, and how much that duty is, will depend on where you’re bringing the goods from and if they’re ‘at risk’ of onward movement to the EU.
Find out how to get authorised to declare goods you bring into Northern Ireland not ‘at risk’ of moving to the EU so that EU duty will not be payable on those goods.
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HELPING HAND: Alan Lowry’s Environmental Street Furniture company has signed up for the Trader Support Service.
Free services can help your firm bring in goods from GB Posted: 10:40 am January 28, 2021
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New rules now apply to firms involved in moving goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Companies are being encouraged to familiarise themselves with these new actions and the free services that can help them manage the changes.
Firms that are required to trade under the Northern Ireland Protocol should access the free resources available to help them prepare – including by signing up to the Trader Support Service (TSS). One firm that recognised the need for support was Environmental Street Furniture, based in Newtownabbey, Co Antrim. Its managing director, Alan Lowry was one of the first to sign up for the TSS scheme. “We have been actively involved with the TSS from its inception,” says Alan.