Registering for the Common Health Entry Document Operator Portal (CHOP)

New database to ease the movement of SPS goods between GB and NI.

The Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme (NIRMS) is due to be implemented on 1 October 2023. This will replace the existing Scheme for Temporary Agrifood Movements into Northern Ireland (STAMNI) and will facilitate the movement of food for final consumption in Northern Ireland from Great Britain.

DAERA has developed a new database called CHOP (CHED Operator Portal).

Traders currently moving goods from GB to NI will be familiar with CHED terminology - Common Health Entry Document which is the prenotification process on TRACESNT for consignments of Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) goods entering NI from GB.

CHOP has been designed specifically for the benefit of NI Traders to ease the movement of SPS goods between GB and NI. In relation to the NI Retail Movement Scheme, it will offer significant benefits including the streamlining of:

• monitoring consignment status
• completion of channelling returns
• large document/photo uploads

Who needs to register?

The person creating the CHED must register for CHOP. This could be the NI importer, agent and/or haulier. Only one person from each company needs to sign up to CHOP initially and they can then add more people from within their organisation when registered.

How can a Trader register?

Traders should send an email to: portal.aos@daera-ni.gov.uk providing the details outlined below to facilitate registration:

• Company Name
• The email address used to create your existing Government Gateway account
• One unique Company Identifier as per the current TRACESNT operator record, for example (please specify which you are using): National Company Number; Vat Number; EORI Number; Operator Internal Activity ID; Operator Activity ID; National Registry Number
• An email address which will be used to send CHED-related communications (channelling etc).

Once this is received and your information has been processed by DAERA you will be sent a confirmation email which will enable you to sign into CHOP.

First published 1 August 2023