Summary of movements of goods into Northern Ireland from Great Britain 2024: commentary
Published 17 July 2025
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Introduction
The UK and the EU previously agreed the Windsor Framework, which establishes a new UK internal trade scheme based on commercial data-sharing for the movement of goods.
All data reported within this release applies to periods before the Windsor Framework was fully implemented. As such, this release should not be used to draw conclusions regarding the full functioning of the Windsor Framework.
This release includes management information for the calendar years 2023 and 2024. It reports on the movements of goods into Northern Ireland (NI) from Great Britain (GB) and includes:
- the number of full declarations cleared by HM Revenue & Customs
- the number of businesses and the value of goods associated with these declarations
These are further split by declaration system:
- Trader Support Service (TSS)
- direct entry to Customs Declaration Service (CDS)
A breakdown of the top 5 commodities moved into NI from GB by value in 2024 enhances this further.
The declaring behaviour of businesses is not necessarily consistent over time and will vary for a variety of reasons and at any point within a given period.
For the period covered by this publication, customs declarations are not required for postal and parcel movements sent from GB to consumers in NI.
Summary statistics
Declaration counts into Northern Ireland from Great Britain in 2024
1,490,000
up by 1.5% in 2024 when compared with the 2023 declaration count of 1,470,000
Table 1: Count of full declarations cleared by HMRC into NI from GB
| Declaration system | Declaration Count 2023 | Declaration Count 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Trader Support Service (TSS) | 1,300,000 | 1,330,000 |
| Customs Declaration Service (CDS) | 170,000 | 160,000 |
| Total | 1,470,000 | 1,490,000 |
Source: Customs Declaration Service (CDS), administrative data from HM Revenue & Customs
Notes:
Declaration counts are rounded to the nearest 10,000 and may not sum to the totals provided.
The declaring behaviour of businesses is not necessarily consistent over time and will vary for a variety of reasons and at any point within a given period.
Items on a declaration with a value greater than 拢100 million are excluded to remove likely erroneous entries and extreme outliers.听听
Table 1 shows the number of full declarations cleared by听HMRC听for movements of goods into NI from GB, 2023 to 2024:
- the total number of full declarations was 1,490,000 in 2024, increasing by 22,000 or 1.5% from 2023
Of the declarations in 2024:
- 1,330,000 declarations were routed through the听TSS听in 2024, increasing by 36,000 or 听2.8% from 2023
- 160,000 declarations were routed directly to听CDS听in 2024, decreasing by 14,000 or 8.0% from 2023
The year on year changes in declaration count are听rounded to the nearest 1,000 whereas the percentages are calculated using the actual unrounded figures. This means that percentages above will not reflect the percentage change of the rounded numbers.
Number of businesses moving goods into Northern Ireland from Great Britain
Table 2: Count of businesses associated with full declarations cleared by听HMRC 颈苍迟辞听NI听蹿谤辞尘听GB 听
| Declaration system | Business Count 2023 | Business Count 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Trader Support Service (TSS) | 10,200 | 10,400 |
| Customs Declaration Service (CDS) | 1,900 | 1,900 |
| Total | 11,200 | 11,400 |
Source: Customs Declaration Service (CDS), administrative data from HM Revenue & Customs
Notes:
Business counts are rounded to the nearest 100.
The declaring behaviour of businesses is not necessarily consistent over time and will vary for a variety of reasons and at any point within a given period.
Declaration system categories will not sum to the unique totals, as a business can route declarations through both the听TSS听and directly 颈苍迟辞听CDS.
Businesses are defined by the unique Economic Operators Registration and Identification (EORI) number associated with full declarations cleared by听HMRC.
Items on a declaration with a value greater than 拢100 million are excluded to remove likely erroneous entries and extreme outliers.
Table 2 shows the number of businesses associated with full declarations cleared by听HMRC听for movements of goods into NI from GB, 2023 to 2024:
- the total number of businesses in 2024 was 11,400, increasing by 200 or 2.2% from 2023
Of the businesses in 2024:
- 10,400 businesses routed declarations through the听TSS听in 2024, increasing by 300 or 2.5% from 2023
- 1,900 businesses routed declarations directly to听CDS听in 2024, remaining unchanged from 2023
The year on year changes in business count are rounded to the nearest 100 whereas the percentages are calculated using the actual unrounded figures. This means that percentages above will not reflect the percentage change of the rounded numbers.
Reported value of goods moving into Northern Ireland from Great Britain
Table 3: Value of goods associated with full declarations cleared by听HMRC 颈苍迟辞听NI听蹿谤辞尘听GB听(拢 billions)
| Declaration system | Value 2023 | Value 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Trader Support Service (TSS) | 13.7 | 14.3 |
| Customs Declaration Service (CDS) | 4.1 | 2.9 |
| Total | 17.8 | 17.2 |
Source: Customs Declaration Service (CDS), administrative data from HM Revenue & Customs
Notes:
Values are rounded to the nearest 拢100 million and may not sum to the totals provided.
The declaring behaviour of businesses is not necessarily consistent over time and will vary for a variety of reasons and at any point within a given period.
Items on a declaration with a value greater than 拢100 million are excluded to remove likely erroneous entries and extreme outliers.
Table 3 shows the value associated with full declarations cleared by听HMRC听for movements of goods into NI from GB, 2023 to 2024:
- the total value in 2024 was 拢17.2 billion, decreasing by 拢0.6 billion or 3.3% from 2023
Of this total value:
- 拢14.3 billion was routed through the听TSS听in 2024, this increased by 拢0.6 billion or 4.3% from 2023
- 拢2.9 billion was routed directly to听CDS听in 2024, this decreased by 拢1.2 billion or 29.2% from 2023
The year on year changes in the value of goods are rounded to the nearest 拢100 million whereas the percentages are calculated using the actual unrounded figures. This means that percentages above will not reflect the percentage change of the rounded numbers.
Top commodities moving into Northern Ireland from Great Britain
Table 4: Top 5 goods commodities by value, associated with declarations cleared by HMRC in 2024 (拢 billions)
| Commodity | Value 2023 | Value 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Chapter 87: Motor vehicles (excluding Trains) | 2.5 | 2.9 |
| Chapter 27: Mineral fuels, oils and waxes | 3.1 | 2.4 |
| Chapter 30: Pharmaceutical products | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| Chapter 84: Mechanical appliances | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| Chapter 85: Electrical machinery and equipment | 0.7 | 0.9 |
Source: Customs Declaration Service (CDS), administrative data from HM Revenue & Customs
Notes:
Values are rounded to the nearest 拢100 million.
The declaring behaviour of businesses is not necessarily consistent over time and will vary for a variety of reasons and at any point within a given period.
Full goods commodity descriptions can be found on UK Trade Info by visiting:听听page.
Items on a declaration with a value greater than 拢100 million are excluded to remove likely erroneous entries and extreme outliers.
Table 4 shows the values of the top 5 goods commodities moving into NI from GB in 2024:
- Motor vehicles (excluding trains) was 拢2.9 billion in 2024, increasing by 拢0.4 billion or 15.3% from 2023
- Mineral fuels, oils and waxes was 拢2.4 billion in 2024, decreasing by 拢0.8 billion or 24.3% from 2023
- Pharmaceutical products was 拢1.4 billion in 2024, increasing by less than 拢0.1 billion or 2.5% from 2023
- Mechanical appliances was 拢0.9 billion in 2024, increasing by less than 拢0.1 billion or 4.3% from 2023
- Electrical machinery and equipment was 拢0.9 billion in 2024, increasing by听 拢0.2 billion or 27.6% from 2023
The year on year changes in the value of goods are rounded to the nearest 拢100 million whereas the percentages are calculated using the actual unrounded figures. This means that percentages above will not reflect the percentage change of the rounded numbers.