Member

GB goods tend to be cheaper than comparable goods in the Republic of Ireland, so there is a long-standing tendency for people from the Republic of Ireland to do their shopping over the border in Northern Ireland. Placing “Not for EU” labels on GB goods merely serves to highlight the fact that these are goods that it is perfectly legal for those from the Republic of Ireland—in the European Union—to buy, and they are likely to be cheaper than comparable goods back home because they have been produced in an economy that benefits from the supply chain economies of scale arising from being part of an economy of nearly 70 million, rather than 5 million.