VAT margin scheme: you may need to take action before 30 April 2024
In September 2023, HMRC wrote to businesses that buy used motor vehicles in Great Britain (GB) and move them to Northern Ireland (NI) for resale. They asked businesses to check their records for any vehicles held in stock since before 1 May 2023. This was because of changes to the way they’d have to account […]
Moving samples of goods for trade promotion into Northern Ireland
If you’re moving commercial samples into Northern Ireland (NI) you may be able to claim relief from Customs Duty. What is a ‘commercial sample’? A ‘commercial sample’ is defined as an item that can only be used in the UK as a demonstration sample of goods in soliciting orders for the types of goods they […]
Update summary
On Saturday 20 April, updates were made to the TSS Portal as well as improvements to the Northern Ireland Customs and Trade Academy (NICTA) website. Following the update to the TSS Portal, you may notice that functionality has been introduced to automatically populate the importer’s details when they’ve input a valid GB EORI number into […]
Advanced warning of TSS outage: update summary
On Saturday 20 April from 17:00 to 23:00, there will be an update to the TSS Portal as well as improvements to the Northern Ireland Customs and Trade Academy (NICTA) website. These changes will require a short downtime of the portal. In addition, Supplementary Declaration submission will remain disabled until 08:00 on Monday 22 April […]
Windsor Framework: 30 September customs changes webinar
On 9 April, the Trader Support Service (TSS) hosted a webinar – ‘Windsor Framework: 30 September customs changes – 6 months to go’. This was the first webinar in a series of three on our Windsor Framework countdown, 6 months to go, 3 months to go and 1 month to go, and is beneficial for […]
Could you benefit from joining the UK Internal Market Scheme?
If you move goods into Northern Ireland and meet the criteria to declare them ‘not at risk’ and they will remain in NI, then you could benefit from joining the UK Internal Market Scheme (UKIMS). You can apply to join UKIMS on GOV.UK. Benefits of UKIMS UKIMS allows trusted traders to declare eligible goods ‘not […]
Advanced warning of TSS outage: update
The planned maintenance of the Trader Support Service on 14th April has been postponed and will now take place from 17:00 to 23:00 on Saturday 20th April 2024. All declaration and payment submissions from the TSS Portal will be disabled during this period. During this time, you will be able to add detail to draft […]
Labelling requirements for moving goods from GB to retail premises in NI under NIRMS
The Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme (NIRMS) is a new way to move prepacked retail goods such as food, drink, cut flowers and pet food from GB into NI. You can find out more about NIRMS on NICTA. The scheme started on 1 October 2023, replacing the existing Scheme for Temporary Agrifood Movements into Northern […]
Benefit from our TSS screen-sharing service by booking a session
The TSS offers an interactive Microsoft Teams screen-sharing service, to give traders guidance and support for any tasks or issues they may face while using the TSS Portal. With this service, traders can directly see what is happening on-screen within the TSS system, providing them with a comprehensive solution to resolve different types of TSS-related […]
VAT margin scheme: you may need to take action before 30 April 2024
In September 2023, HMRC wrote to businesses that buy used motor vehicles in Great Britain (GB) and move them to Northern Ireland (NI) for resale. They asked businesses to check their records for any vehicles held in stock since before 1 May 2023. This was because of changes to the way they would have to […]