Reclaiming duty moving goods to Northern Ireland

tiemadmin • 7 August 2025

Businesses can reclaim duties on qualifying goods moved to or through Northern Ireland since 2021

The Northern Ireland Duty Reimbursement Scheme allows businesses to reclaim import duties paid on goods moved into Northern Ireland, provided specific conditions are met. It applies retrospectively, covering eligible goods moved from 1 January 2021 onward.

A claim can be made by importers of ‘at risk’ goods into Northern Ireland. Additionally, agents or representatives authorised to act on behalf of an importer can also make a claim. If you are not UK-based, you must appoint a UK-established agent to submit the claim.

You can claim for duty paid or deferred if:

  • The goods were sold, consumed or permanently installed in Northern Ireland.
  • They were moved from Northern Ireland to Great Britain.
  • They were exported outside the UK or EU.
  • You have sufficient evidence that the goods meet the qualifying conditions.

Claims may be made for full or partial consignments. For example, if 50 out of 100 ‘at risk’ goods meet the criteria you can reclaim duty on those 50.

There are deadlines for making a claim which are as follows:

  • By 30 June 2026 for goods moved between 1 January 2021 and 30 June 2023.
  • Within 3 years of duty notification for goods moved after 30 June 2023.

The full amount of duty can be claimed for goods moved from Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) to Northern Ireland. The difference between EU and UK duty rates (where the EU duty was higher than the UK duty) can be claimed for imports into Northern Ireland from outside the UK or EU countries.

This scheme guidance has been updated as the new arrangements set out in the Windsor Framework have now been implemented.

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