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Northern Ireland
With effect from 1st January 2021, UK businesses shipping goods to Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland will have to provide additional documentation to facilitate the delivery of their goods.
This will mean providing a correctly completed commercial invoice for all consignments destined for NI & ROI, the responsibility for which sits with the sender. Consignments presented without a commercial invoice will not be forwarded for delivery to the intended recipient.
XI EORI Number
An EORI number starting with an XI is needed for Northern Ireland (EORI starting with GB can be used for Republic of Ireland)
To request and EORI number please go to below link for further details. It should take 1 day to request an XI EORI number if you already have a EORI number starting with GB
https://www.gov.uk/eori?step-by-step-nav=1faad9b3-e5ef-47f6-a3ba-4715e7e4f263
See link below on special rules for trading with Northern Ireland for further clarification.
The introduction of new procedures for customers preparing consignments for delivery to NI & ROI will undoubtedly add more time to the process and may cause delays to transit times in the initial period.
If goods are shipped to Northern Ireland without the correct paperwork with an XI EORI number, then the couriers may not collect the goods or goods may get returned back to the sender.