UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

(asked on 21st November 2022) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was paid in tariffs on goods entering Northern Ireland between 1 January 2021 and 31 October 2022; of that figure how much was paid in tariffs on goods entering Northern Ireland from Great Britain; and of that figure how much went to the (a) Government and (b) EU.


Answered by
Victoria Atkins Portrait
Victoria Atkins
Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
This question was answered on 2nd December 2022
In September 2022, HMRC was for the first time able to release data in relation to the declarations made on goods entering Northern Ireland from Great Britain, for the 2021 calendar year. This information sets out the number of full declarations cleared by HMRC in 2021 for movements of goods into NI from GB and can be found here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/summary-of-movements-of-goods-into-northern-ireland-from-great-britain-2021/summary-of-movements-of-goods-into-northern-ireland-from-great-britain-2021.

Traders moving goods into Northern Ireland can claim a waiver for duty on goods which might otherwise be charged tariffs, if they have not exceeded the total ‘de minimis aid’ allowance when their import declaration is submitted. Most businesses can claim up to a maximum of €200,000 of aid over 3 tax years.

No tariff duties collected on goods entering Northern Ireland are remitted to the EU.

The Government intends in future to release further information in relation to tariff liabilities for goods and will do so in due course for the most recent possible time period.

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