Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 53802

UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

Tabled: 20 May 2025
Answered: 2 June 2025
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Question

Jim Allister

Traditional Unionist VoiceNorth Antrim

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effect of the SPS agreement with the EU of 19 May 2025 on the requirement for (a) customs declarations and (b) inspections for the trade of sanitary and phytosanitary goods fro

Answer

Nick Thomas-Symonds
The new Windsor Framework customs arrangements introduced on 1 May will remain in place, in addition to the arrangements agreed in the SPS deal. The arrangements introduced on May 1 ensure that goods sent to or from consumers will not be subject to custom...

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