Northern Ireland companies worried about the next commercial step – LA NOTE DEL DÍA MEXICO

Some Northern Ireland businesses are worried about the next step in the region’s Brexit deal at the end of September.

The main impact will be on the delivery of some parcels from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.

Business-to-business parcels will need to process customs for the first time, and parcel carriers will need to be signed up to a new trusted trader scheme.

The Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce said the government must help with the upcoming changes and return to dealing with Brexit issues in general in Northern Ireland.

As reported by the newsletterPet food company Purina has already told its customers that it will end a sales agreement between companies in Northern Ireland.

The company said: “We regret to confirm that from Friday 6 September 2024 we will no longer be able to deliver Purina pet food orders via parcel services to professional breeders in Northern Ireland.

“Purina pet food will continue to be available in retail and wholesale stores across Northern Ireland. “We will continue to look for new opportunities to resume a direct delivery service for breeders in the future. “

Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce public affairs director Stuart Anderson said there was an urgent need for clarity and a plan on parcel transfers, “as well as other issues, including the operation of the Trader Support Service beyond 2024 and access on veterinary medicines. “

“The government must continue to listen to businesses and review implementation,” he continued.

“He has made economic growth a top priority, and reducing bureaucracy is key to achieving this goal.”

After Brexit, Northern Ireland effectively remained in the EU’s single market for goods.

This means that some new checks have been applied to goods sent from Great Britain to Northern Ireland, which some have referred to as the border of the Irish Sea.

This was originally governed by an agreement between the UK and the EU known as the Northern Ireland Protocol. It was revised last year and became… Windsor frame.

Under the original agreement, most parcels going from Britain to Northern Ireland would have required customs declarations: this was never implemented because businesses and the UK government said they would not it would be possible to work.

The Windsor Framework aims to simplify the original proposal while at the same time introducing measures that will guarantee the EU that goods will not enter its market illegally.

A UK Government spokesperson said they are committed to implementing the framework in good faith and protecting the UK’s internal market.

“We continue to work with all stakeholders, including businesses and the EU, to ensure that its implementation is as smooth as possible,” they said.

There will be no new requirements for consumer to consumer packaging and consumers should not notice any changes when buying from UK retailers.

However, parcel companies carrying goods from businesses in Great Britain to consumers in Northern Ireland must be part of a new system of trusted traders, called the UK Carriers Scheme (UCS) .

It does not include customs declarations, but businesses must provide information to HMRC.

For example, they must demonstrate that they have an established process to determine whether their customers’ products are sent to a person or company.

The biggest cost will apply to business-to-business packages, which must use the UK Internal Market System (UKIMS).

This is a simplified customs declaration for non-endangered goods entering the EU.

“At risk” goods require full customs procedures.

Any business that only sends parcels to consumers does not need to be registered with UKIMS.

The UK’s largest parcel operator, Royal Post, said it was working closely with the government, customers and others to ensure goods from Britain to Northern Ireland continued to flow smoothly when the – implement changes.

Another upcoming change is the requirement for a wider range of food products from Britain to be labeled “Not for EU” when sold in Northern Ireland.

Under the Windsor Framework, UK public health and safety regulations, rather than EU regulations, apply to food and drink sold by retailers in Northern Ireland.

This means that traders in Great Britain who send food for sale to consumers in Northern Ireland should not face many routine checks and very little paperwork.

The other side of this coin is the use of “Not for EU” labels on food products from Britain, to give assurances to the EU that the products will not be mis-sold in their single market.

In the first stage, such labeling was limited to packaged meat and fresh milk sent from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.

Starting October 1, all milk and milk products must be individually labeled at product level.

The government previously planned to extend the “Not for the EU” label to the rest of the UK, but then put that decision under review and held a consultation.

It is understood that the current government is still considering the evidence from the consultation and that legislation has not yet been approved to implement these provisions.