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Before you can move goods under the Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme (NIRMS), you need to:

• check your goods are eligible
• register for NIRMS

Labelling rules听

All goods moved under the scheme must:

• be labelled correctly under NIRMS
• only be moved to an establishment in Northern Ireland that is listed under the scheme

Complete a general certificate听

You need a 鈥榞eneral certificate鈥� for each consignment of goods moving under NIRMS.听听

After you have registered for NIRMS, you can complete the general certificate through EHC online. A general certificate has a unique number.听

To apply for a general certificate, you need to provide the:听听

• name and address of the consignor and consignee
• information about the responsible operator听
• place of dispatch and destination
• means of transport
• point of entry听
• seal numbers听

Complete an additional document for听NIRMS听驳辞辞诲蝉听听

You must complete an additional document for NIRMS goods. This is often a form of packing list and must include: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 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听commodity code听to the packing list, but you do not have to.

You need to provide one additional document (packing list) for each general certificate, which covers all of the听NIRMS听辫谤辞诲耻肠迟蝉. The packing list cannot cover 2 general certificates.听听

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

Non-NIRMS听goods and the packing list听听

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

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

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

You can complete a packing list for non-NIRMS听辫谤辞诲耻肠迟蝉 if you want to. You must clearly separate non-NIRMS听goods on the packing list. For example, by creating a separate:听听

• tab on the spreadsheet听听
• table on the document听听
• column that states if the goods are听NIRMS听or non-NIRMs听

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

What to include in the听NIRMS听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听.

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

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

Net weight听

In the header of the net weight column, indicate that the weight is in kilograms by using 鈥榢g鈥�.

Then, 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听International Organization for Standardisation (ISO) code, including for products that are food contact materials. Use the two-digit ISO code.

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听辫谤辞诲耻肠迟蝉

If there is no country of origin, add 鈥榅鈥�.

The requirements for the听rules of origin听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 such as:听听

• bread, cakes, biscuits, waffles and wafers, rusks, toasted bread and similar toasted products, chips and crisps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
• extracts, essences and concentrates of coffee, tea or mat茅 and preparations with a basis of any of these products听听
• food supplements that are packaged for the final consumer and are produced from a mix of plant and processed animal products, or are wholly made of plant products听听
• liqueurs and cordials听
• olives stuffed with fish听听
• pasta, noodles and couscous (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
• 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

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

• beer and cider听听
• 肠别谤别补濒蝉听听
• dried herbs and spices听听
• 蹿濒补惫辞耻谤颈苍驳蝉听听
• flour
• frozen chips听听
• frozen peas听听
• 箩补尘听听
• jars of shelf-stable pasta or curry sauce听听
• maple syrup and other syrups
• natural sugar听听听听
• nuts and seeds听听
• olive oil听听
• peanut butter听听
• plant-based milks such as oat, almond and soy milk听听
• popcorn, crackers and crisps听听
• processed or canned fruit and vegetables (including fruit juices)听听听
• 谤颈肠别听听
• soft drinks听听
• spring water, mineral water and other bottled waters听听
• tea bags, dried tea leaves and coffee听听
• tomato ketchup or other fruit and vegetable condiments听听听听听
• tomato soup听听
• 惫颈苍别驳补谤听听
• 飞颈苍别听听

You do not need to add the country of origin for deregulated fruits, such as: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
• 辫颈苍别补辫辫濒别蝉听听

Country of origin information is required for products in the above lists when they are from specific countries that are subject to high-risk food controls. For example:

• rice originating from India or Pakistan
• bottle gourds originating from India
• tea originating from China
• mangos originating from Egypt
• tomatoes originating from Turkey
• peanuts (groundnuts), such as those originating from the USA

Refer to for a full list of products and countries that are subject to controls.

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

贵辞谤听POAO听and plant products moving under听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 肠辞耻苍迟谤测听
• 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

For听辫谤辞诲耻肠迟蝉 of animal origin (POAO), 鈥榩rocessed鈥� means processing that substantially changes the initial product. For example, this could be by:

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

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

Definition of processing for plant products

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

Multiple countries of origin听听

If a processed听POAO听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听POAO听comes from multiple countries of origin, like unprocessed minced beef from multiple countries, add all of the countries of origin 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. This must state that goods from the rest of the world that need to have听SPS听checks have either:听听

• passed SPS 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 authorities may ask you to provide evidence of this later.鈥�鈥�听

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

The UK follows the same approach as the EU for some products to protect against similar pests and diseases. These products have the same SPS controls when entering Great Britain and the EU.

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

• fresh, chilled or frozen New Zealand lamb
• chilled or frozen poultry meat products from Thailand and China
• pet food and dog chews听

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

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

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

• apples
• avocados
• blackberries
• blueberries
• cranberries
• dragon fruit
• figs
• ginger听
• grapes
• loganberries
• lychee
• melons
• mulberries
• pears
• raspberries
• strawberries
• tomatoes
• watermelons

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

• alstroemeria
• brassica鈥�鈥�鈥�鈥�听
• chrysanthemum
• carnations
• gypsophila
• lilies
• protea
• sunflowers
• tulips
• roses

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

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

Commodity codes

You can add听commodity codes or tariff codes (which have 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 additional document

Once you have completed and submitted the general certificate, you 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

The recipient in Northern Ireland needs to notify the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (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听CHED听and attaching the general certificate and packing list.听

There is a clone feature in DAERA鈥檚听CHOP听system, which helps you to fill out the听CHED听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听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听NIRMS听and goods moved under official controls regulations will need to meet the sealing requirements for both routes.

Find out听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听CHOP听system. They must 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听CHED听using the听CHED听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听NIRMS听meet the requirements.

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

You must provide a validated听CHED听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听NIRMS听consignments, based on risk and intelligence. These goods can only be sold in a听NIRMS听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听check if you need to report for an inspection听to see if their goods are held.