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All businesses in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland responsible for moving or selling food for final consumption in Northern Ireland can now register for the Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme (NIRMS).

This includes:听

• retailers selling finished goods to end consumers听

• hospitality venues in Northern Ireland, such as pubs and restaurants, who are bringing goods in directly from Great Britain

• businesses that provide food to the public sector like schools, hospitals and prisons听

• wholesalers supplying retail outlets听

• businesses operating factory canteens听

Before you register听

Check which products can move under NIRMS.听

Before you register for NIRMS, you will need to register for:听

• 补鈥�Government Gateway鈥痑肠肠辞耻苍迟听

• export health certificate online鈥�

• 补鈥�food business operator number or a Plant Health Registration number if you export cut flowers, cut Christmas trees and wreaths听

• 补鈥�鈥痑肠肠辞耻苍迟听

If you are a business that only exports pet food, and you cannot get a food business operator number, enter the approval number of the registered animal by-product business as a food business operator number instead. If you are not able to enter some special characters, such as a forward slash or a space, replace them with a hyphen.听听听

If you are a business based in Northern Ireland, you will also need to register for the 鈥�(CHOP).

You may also be eligible for the鈥�UK Internal Market Scheme鈥痜or customs purposes.听

When you register, you鈥檒l need to provide details of all the establishments you dispatch or receive goods at under the scheme. You鈥檒l also need to confirm that they are registered food business operators in the UK.

The business sending the consignment in Great Britain and the business receiving the consignment in Northern Ireland need to be registered for the scheme.听

Traders will need to agree to the terms and conditions of the scheme. If the application is successful, they will receive email confirmation with:

• a scheme鈥痬embership number for their business
• establishment numbers for all of their establishments which send or receive goods鈥嬏�

Completing the general certificate听

After you have registered for NIRMS, you鈥檒l be able to complete the general certificate through the export health certificate online service.听

A general certificate will have a unique number. You need a general certificate for each consignment of goods moving under the scheme.听

To complete the general certificate, you鈥檒l need to include the:听

• name and address for the consignor and consignee

• details听of the operator responsible

• place of dispatch and destination

• means of transport

• point of entry听

• seal numbers听

Completing an additional document for NIRMS 驳辞辞诲蝉听听

You must complete an additional document (often a form of packing list) that must include all of the following information:听

• a description of the retail goods 鈥�听

• the nature of the products鈥�听

• the type of treatment that has been applied to the product, for example if it is raw or if it has been processed

• the Retail Movement Scheme number of the place they are being dispatched from in Great Britain听听

• the number of packages听

• the net weight听

• the country of origin, for some products听听

• a declaration that any goods from the rest of the world in the consignment covered by this document have passed checks or been through an EU border control post, where necessary

You can also add the commodity code to the packing list, but you do not have to.

You need to provide one additional document for each general certificate, which covers all of the NIRMS products. The packing list cannot cover 2 general certificates.听听

In the future, APHA will introduce a digital update to NIRMS that will embed the general certificate reference into your additional document. This guidance will be updated when this change is made. You can听sign up for updates to this page.

Non-NIRMS goods and the packing list听听

Non-NIRMS goods are goods that are not moving under NIRMS. For example, goods that are moving under:

• Northern Ireland Plant Health Label (NIPHL) rules
• official control regulation rules
• general import rules

If you are moving NIRMS and non-NIRMS goods together, you do not need to complete a full packing list for the non-NIRMS goods. You only need to add a short product description for non-NIRMS goods and mark them as 鈥榥on-NIRMS鈥�. It is optional to add the country of origin.

You can complete a packing list for non-NIRMS products if you want to. You must clearly separate non-NIRMS goods on the packing list. For example, you can separate non-NIRMS products by creating a:听听

• separate tab on the spreadsheet听听

• separate table on the document听听

• separate column that states if the goods are NIRMS or non-NIRMs听

You must follow the relevant rules that non-NIRMS goods are moving under.

What to include in the NIRMS packing list听听

Add the following information about the product to the packing list.

You do not need to include information about the packaging.

Description of the retail goods听

You must add a clear description of the retail goods. The description needs to match the product name that appears on the product packaging, where possible.听听

You must make the description clear enough that an inspector can look at the packing list to identify the product and the product category.

For example, 鈥榦wn-brand chicken nuggets (12 pack)鈥� or 鈥榣oose gala apples鈥�.听听

Nature of product

You must describe how the product is stored, for example ambient, chilled or frozen.听

Food contact materials

Check if your product is a .

If your product is a food contact material, you must add 鈥楩CM鈥� for the nature of product.

If your packaging is made of food contact material, you do not need to add 鈥楩CM鈥�. You must add the nature of the product itself.听听

Type of treatment听

You must add 鈥榩rocessed鈥� if any action has been taken that substantially changes the original product. If no treatment has been applied to the goods, you must add 鈥榬aw鈥� or 鈥榰nprocessed鈥�.听听

The establishment of dispatch in Great Britain

Add the Retail Movement Scheme number of the establishment in Great Britain that the goods are being dispatched from. For example, RMS-GB-000000-999.

You must only add one Retail Movement Scheme number. 鈥�听

Number of packages听

Add how many packages of each product there are, in numbers. A package could be a box, crate or pallet.听听

听Net weight听

Give the total net weight for each product on the packing list in kilograms.

For example, if you are moving 6 boxes of biscuits, you need to add the net weight of all 6 boxes together.听听

Country of origin听

You must add the country of origin to the packing list in the form of an , including for products that are food contact materials.

You do not need to add the country of origin for:听听

• products that do not move under sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) rules and are listed under in the products that do not need country of origin section

• non-NIRMS products

The requirements for the rules of origin are different for customs purposes.听

Products that do not need country of origin听

You do not need to add the country of origin for shelf stable composite products like:听听

• confectionery including sweets, white chocolate not containing cocoa, chocolate and other food preparations, spreads, and preparations for making drinks containing cocoa听听

• pasta, noodles and couscous 鈥� excluding those mixed or filled with meat products, for example, meat-filled pasta

• prepared foods made by swelling or roasting cereals or cereal products听

• prepared foods made from unroasted cereal flakes or from mixtures of unroasted cereal flakes and roasted cereal flakes

• bread, cakes, biscuits, waffles and wafers, rusks, toasted bread and similar toasted products, chips and crisps听听

• olives stuffed with fish听听

• extracts, essences and concentrates of coffee, tea or mat茅 and preparations with a basis of any of these products听听

• roasted chicory and other roasted coffee substitutes, including extracts, essences and concentrates of these products听听

• soup stocks and flavourings packaged for the final consumer

• food supplements that are packaged for the final consumer and contain small (in total less than 20%) amounts of animal products or glucosamine, chondroitin or chitosan听听

• liqueurs and cordials听

You do not need to add the country of origin for :听

• processed or canned fruit and vegetables (including fruit juices)听听听听听听听听

• frozen peas听听

• dried herbs and spices听听

• 蹿濒补惫辞耻谤颈苍驳蝉听听

• plant-based milks such as oat, almond and soy milk听听

• 箩补尘听听

• peanut butter听听

• maple syrup and other syrups听听

• olive oil听听

• 惫颈苍别驳补谤听听

• tomato ketchup or other fruit and vegetable condiments听听

• jars of pasta sauce听听

• nuts and seeds听听

• popcorn, crackers and crisps听听

• tomato soup听听

• frozen chips听听

• tea bags, dried tea leaves and coffee听听

• 肠别谤别补濒蝉听听

• 蹿濒辞耻谤听听

• 谤颈肠别听听

• natural sugar听听

• 飞颈苍别听听

• soft drinks听听

• beer and cider听听听

• spring water, mineral water and other bottled waters听听

You do not need to add the country of origin for deregulated fruits, such as:听

• 辫颈苍别补辫辫濒别蝉听听

• 产补苍补苍补蝉听听

• 肠辞肠辞苍耻迟蝉听听

• 诲补迟别蝉听听

• 诲耻谤颈补苍蝉听听

Country of origin for products of animal origin (POAO) and plant products听

For POAO and plant products moving under NIRMS, add the country of origin as:听

• 鈥楪B鈥� for products produced and packaged in Great Britain听

• 鈥楪B鈥� for products that are produced in rest of world countries but processed and packaged in Great Britain听

• the EU country for products produced and packaged in an EU country听

• the EU country for products that are produced in countries in the rest of the world and then processed and packaged in the EU, or imported into the EU听

• the rest of the world country for products that are produced and packaged in a country outside of Great Britain and the EU听

Definition of processing for POAO听

For POAO, 鈥榩rocessed鈥� means processing that substantially changes the initial product.

This could be by:

• heating
• smoking
• curing
• maturing
• drying
• marinating
• extraction
• extrusion
• a combination of these processes

This is not a complete list.

Slicing, grating or repackaging of animal products is not defined as 鈥榩rocessed鈥� for POAO.听

Definition of processing for plant products听

For plant products, 鈥榩rocessed鈥� means that the initial product has been changed.听 This could be by peeling, slicing, heating or using other manufacturing practices.听

Multiple country of origins听听

If a processed POAO contains products from multiple countries, the country of origin would be the country in which it is processed into a single product.听

If your unprocessed POAO comes from multiple countries of origin, like unprocessed minced beef from multiple countries, add all of the country of origins separated by commas.听听

For fresh fruit, vegetables, cut flowers and foliage from multiple countries, add all of the relevant countries of origin separated by commas.听

Goods from the rest of the world

You must make a declaration on the additional document which states that goods from the rest of the world that need to have SPS checks either:听听

• passed checks at an EU border control post听

• are products where the UK is taking the same approach as the EU to protect against similar pests and diseases听

The competent authority may ask you to provide evidence of this at a later time.鈥�鈥�听

Products where the UK is taking the same approach as the EU

The UK is taking the same approach as the EU for the following meat products:听

• fresh, chilled or frozen New Zealand lamb
• pet food and dog chews听

The UK is taking the same approach as the EU for the following fresh vegetables:听

• onions
• shallots
• garlic
• cauliflowers
• broccoli
• peas
• beans
• peppers
• pumpkins
• squash and gourds
• sweetcorn
• sweet potatoes
• asparagus听

The UK is taking the same approach as the EU for the following fresh fruit:

• tomatoes
• avocados
• grapes
• melons
• watermelons
• apples
• pears
• strawberries
• raspberries
• blackberries
• mulberries
• loganberries
• blueberries
• cranberries
• lychee
• dragon fruit
• 蹿颈驳蝉鈥�
• ginger听

The UK is taking the same approach as the EU for the following cut flowers:

• chrysanthemum
• lilies
• carnations
• alstroemeria
• tulips
• sunflowers
• gypsophila
• protea
• brassic补鈥�鈥�鈥�鈥�听

The UK is taking the same approach as the EU for the following cut herbs:

• cut chives
• lemongrass
• tarragon
• parsley
• dill
• thyme
• mint
• coriander
• rosemary
• turmeric
• sage
• basil

Commodity codes

You can add commodity codes or tariff codes (which are 8 numbers) to the packing list, but you do not have to. Tariff codes, which are also known as harmonized system codes, are used by customs authorities around the world.听听

听After you have completed the general certificate and the additional document听

Once you have completed and submitted the general certificate, you will need to upload the additional document (packing list) and confirm that the consignment meets the scheme rules.

You鈥檒l be able to view the status of your application in the export health certificate online portal.听听

听The recipient in Northern Ireland needs to notify DAERA of the incoming goods:听听

• before the consignment enters the port of departure听in Great Britain

• at least 4 hours before the consignment arrives in Northern Ireland听听

You do this by submitting a CHED and attaching the general certificate and packing list.听

There is a clone feature in DAERA鈥檚 CHOP system, that helps you to fill out the CHED with the information you have given on the general certificate.听

Sealing consignments听听

The responsible person listed under the scheme must supervise the sealing of each consignment with a seal.

Traders can buy seals, but they must meet the UK standards for customs seals.

The seal must have a unique identifier with an associated number. You must include the seal number in the general certificate for that consignment.听

Your consignment may be delayed if:听

• you do not apply the seal correctly听

• the seal number does not match the number on the general certificate听

Sealing mixed consignments听听

Vehicles or loads that contain a mix of goods moved under NIRMS and goods moved under official controls regulations will need to meet the sealing requirements for both routes.

Find out how to move mixed consignments.

Channelling听听

The establishment in Northern Ireland must tell DAERA within 48 hours of the goods arriving at their establishment, through the CHOP system and include a photograph of the unbroken seal. DAERA will complete any channelling procedures.

Compliance听听

Document checks听听

DAERA will complete document checks on the general certificate and CHED using the CHED Inspection Platform.听

The competent authorities in Great Britain and Northern Ireland may ask you to provide additional evidence to show that the goods you are moving under NIRMS meet the requirements.

For example, the competent authorities may ask you for documents to show that goods which originated from countries in the rest of world have successfully passed checks at an EU border control post.

You must provide a validated CHED from the EU border control post and the related export health certificate within 72 hours.听听听听

Physical checks听听

There will be no routine or set physical checks.

Interventions will be based only on risk and intelligence decisions made by competent authorities to deal with:

• smuggling
• criminality
• abuse
• specific risks to animal, plant or public health听

Identity checks听听

DAERA inspectors at Northern Ireland points of entry will make a decision on whether any identity procedures are required.

DAERA will do identity checks on 10% of NIRMS consignments, based on risk and intelligence. These goods can only be sold in a NIRMS listed establishment in Northern Ireland.听听

DAERA will email operators that are responsible for the consignment to tell them if their consignment has been selected for inspection.

If drivers are using the goods vehicle movement service, they should check if you need to report for an inspection to see if their goods are held.