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<p>On 31 January 2024, the Government published the Safeguarding the Union Command
Paper. It set out proposals for a new UK internal market system, ensuring a permanent,
smooth flow of goods within the UK’s internal market.</p><p> </p><p>Under this new
system, there will be no checks on goods moving within the UK internal market system.
Checks will only be conducted as part of a risk or intelligence-led approach to tackle
issues like criminality, abuse of the system, smuggling and disease risks.</p><p>
</p><p>Following the agreement of the Windsor Framework, the Border Target Operating
Model sets out new arrangements for Irish goods and non-qualifying goods moving directly
from the island of Ireland to GB from 31 January 2024. Physical checks on goods arriving
at West Coast ports will not begin before Spring 2025.</p><p> </p><p>We will begin
phasing in checks and controls for non-qualifying goods moving from the island of
Ireland, while ensuring that Qualifying Northern Ireland Goods continue to have unfettered
access to the GB market, whether those goods are moving directly from Northern Ireland
to Great Britain or moving to Great Britain from Northern Ireland via Ireland.</p>
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