Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme: Labelling requirements
Introduction
Last updated: 9 September 2024
Since 1 October 2023, businesses in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) can move prepacked retail goods and certain loose goods, including fruit and vegetables, through the Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme.
There are proportionate labelling requirements for moving goods through NIRMS to make sure that goods are not moved onwards into the EU. These include different requirements for:
- labelling some individual products
- labelling boxes where the products inside the boxes do not need to be individually labelled
- displaying signage in retail premises in Northern Ireland for products that do not need to be individually labelled
You must continue to follow the existing food packaging and labelling regulations that apply in the UK and any health and identification marks needed.
This guide explains the labelling requirements for food products and details the products that need individual product labels from phase 1 starting on 1 October 2023, phase 2 from 1 October 2024, and phase 3 from 1 July 2025.