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UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

Asked by Jim AllisterTraditional Unionist VoiceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 12 November 2025UIN 88555

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her Department's policy is on the sale of goods bearing Not for EU labels in Northern Ireland to visitors who reside in the Republic of Ireland.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

The ‘Not for EU’ labelling requirements are a necessary means of ensuring goods moved from Great Britain to Northern Ireland through the Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme (NIRMS) are only sold to consumers in Northern Ireland. The Windsor Framework does not stipulate a place of residence for those consumers.

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