Collecting and transporting groupage consignments from GB to NI

How to pre-notify the Northern Ireland point of entry

Guide

The person responsible for the goods in Northern Ireland must create a Common Health Entry Document (CHED) on the TRAde Control and Expert System  - New Technologies (TRACES-NT) system.

The person responsible can be the:

  • person receiving the goods
  • haulier

Find out how to complete the CHED on the Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) website.

When completing the CHED the person responsible for the goods in NI should enter:

  • the word ‘Groupage’ in box 1.3
  • the estimated time of arrival in the NI port in box 1.10
  • the trailer number in box 1.13
  • the haulier seal in the first line followed by individual pallet seals in the lines below in box 1.17