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<p>The UK Government has provided comprehensive guidance on the processes that apply
for moving goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, which is available on
gov.uk. This includes the various means that are in place - whether through the UK
Trader Scheme, the de minimis waiver arrangements, or the preferential arrangements
available under the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement - to ensure goods are able
to move from Great Britain to Northern Ireland tariff-free. We have also established
the Trader Support Service, to which more than 27,000 companies are signed up, to
support traders engaging in those processes. It is complemented by the Movement Assistance
Scheme which provides assistance for traders moving food or agricultural products
for which specific SPS controls apply.</p><p>As my Rt Hon Friend, the Chancellor of
the Duchy of Lancaster set out in the Commons on 13 January, the UK has operated arrangements
since 1 January to ensure relevant UK-origin steel products do not incur tariffs when
moving to Northern Ireland from Great Britain. EU origin steel will also not be subject
to tariffs when moving from Great Britain to Northern Ireland. On 21 January the Government
also set out to stakeholders how relevant quotas can be accessed when businesses in
Northern Ireland import steel from the rest of the world, and we remain in intensive
contact with industry as these arrangements are put in place.</p><p> </p>
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