Moving goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland via Ireland is called a Transit journey. For more information on the requirements and how TSS supports the Transit journey, see the Using Transit for moving goods from GB to NI via Ireland guide.
When moving goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland via Ireland, some movements may benefit from the simplifications provided under the Windsor Framework arrangements. For more information, refer to the Internal Market Movements section.
If the goods do not meet the requirements for Internal Market Movements, refer to the overview below about the TSS Simplified Procedure for goods movements from Great Britain to Northern Ireland via Ireland.
If you are new to TSS, we recommend you begin with Getting Started, and refer to the Beginner’s Guide for importing goods to Northern Ireland.
The TSS Simplified Procedure for goods movements from Great Britain to Northern Ireland via Ireland – Step-by-step
The following guides may be helpful for each of the steps of your Transit journey:
Submit your Entry Summary Declaration – see the Entry Summary Declaration: Step-by-step guide – generally done by the carrier / haulier
Provide information for the Entry Summary Declaration which is completed by TSS – see the TSS Transit service: a step-by-step guide for traders for further information
Complete pre-movement requirements – see the TSS Transit service: a step-by-step guide for traders – generally done by the carrier / haulier
Obtain a Goods Movement Reference on the Goods Vehicle Movement System – see How to create a GMR – generally done by the carrier / haulier
Declare goods – see the Supplementary declarations: Step-by-step guide
Pay any relevant duties – see How to make your duty payment – generally done by the trader
Additional guidance
The following guides and checklists will help you move goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland via Ireland.
- Data guide: TSS Declaration data requirements
- Checklist: Entry Summary Declarations for traders of standard goods
- Supplementary Declarations: Checklist for traders of standard goods
- Guidance on resolution to common error codes for Entry Summary and Simplified Frontier Declarations
- Guidance on resolution to common error codes for Supplementary and Full Frontier Declarations
- Document Code guide
- Tariffs on good movements to Northern Ireland (NI)
- How to claim a customs duty waiver
- Reliefs and Duty Suspension Overview and considerations for data input in TSS declarations
- Guidance on controlled goods and the online tariff tool
- Live animal movements