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Written question asked by Lord Weir of Ballyholme (Democratic Unionist Party) on Tuesday, 25 July 2023, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 8 August 2023. It was answered by Baroness Penn (Conservative) on Tuesday, 8 August 2023 on behalf of the Treasury.

Parcels: Northern Ireland

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what customs declarations, payments and paperwork, businesses in Great Britain will be required to complete when sending postal packets to Northern Ireland when sending to (1) an individual consumer, and (2) a business.

Answer

Under the Windsor Framework, individuals in Northern Ireland will be able to receive parcels from businesses in Great Britain as smoothly as they do today, with no requirement on businesses for customs declarations, tariffs or presentation of goods to customs authorities. Instead, parcel operators will provide data to HMRC drawing on typical commercial information received from the sending business, under a new “authorised carrier” scheme.

From 30 September 2024, parcels sent from a business in Great Britain to a business in Northern Ireland can be moved through the new green lane, where eligible. This will avoid tariffs and will ensure that these goods will no longer be required to move on the basis of international customs requirements, benefiting from radically reduced checks and data requirements.

Had it been fully implemented, the old Northern Ireland Protocol would have required full customs declarations for all parcel movements from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL9731
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Customs Northern Ireland Parcels
Link
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