The TSS Simplified Procedure allows businesses to move goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland by making a simplified declaration before the goods move and then providing the full information about the goods after they have moved.
If you are new to TSS, we recommend starting in Getting Started, with A Beginner’s guide for importing goods to Northern Ireland.
TSS Simplified Procedure for goods movements from Great Britain to Northern Ireland via Roll on Roll off
Step-by-step guidance
The following guides may be helpful for each of the steps of your TSS Simplified Procedure journey:
- Submit your Entry Summary Declaration – see the Entry Summary Declaration: Step-by-step guide – generally done by the carrier / haulier
- TSS generates a Simplified Frontier Declaration – generally done automatically by TSS
- Obtain a Goods Movement Reference – see the How to create a GMR guide – generally done by the carrier / haulier
- Goods are moved by the carrier / haulier
- Submit the Supplementary Declaration – see the Supplementary Declarations: Step-by-step guide and pay any relevant duties – see the How to make your duty payment guide – generally done by the trader
- Submit a Final Supplementary Declaration – done automatically by TSS every month
Alternative methods for moving goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland
Alternatively, you may complete a Full Frontier Declaration to move goods to Northern Ireland.
Further information on the Full Frontier Declaration route can be found in the Full Frontier Declaration: Step-by-step guide.
Useful guidance
The following guides will help you move goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.
Completing your Entry Summary Declaration
User guides
- Entry Summary Declaration: Step-by-step guide
- Data guide: TSS Declaration data requirements
- How to create a GMR on GVMS
Checklists
- Checklist: Entry Summary Declarations for traders of standard goods
- Checklist: ENS Declarations – hauliers and carriers
- Checklist: ENS Declarations – freight forwarders
- Checklist: ENS Declarations for traders of controlled goods
- Checklist: ENS Declarations for traders of excise goods
- Checklist: ENS Declarations for traders of SPS goods
Completing your Supplementary Declaration
User guides
- Supplementary Declarations: Step-by-step guide
- Data guide: TSS Declaration data requirements
- Assisted Completion Service guide
Checklists
Completing your Full Frontier Declaration
User guides
Tariffs guidance
User guides
- Tariffs on goods movements into NI
- How to claim a customs duty waiver
- How to make your duty payment
- Reliefs and Duty Suspension Overview and considerations for data input in TSS declarations