UK Government Consultation on ‘Not for EU’ labelling for retail products across Great Britain

Under the Windsor Framework, it was announced that the Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme (NIRMS) would be rolled out to allow products to move more smoothly into NI from GB via a fast-track process (referred to as Green Lane/NIRMS).

To prevent these products ‘leaking’ onto the EU market from NI (having avoided the more rigorous checks of the non-NIRMS or “Red Lane”) the decision was made to add a “Not for EU” label to goods placed on the NI market via Green Lane/NIRMS.

The plan was a rolling plan in 3 phases for different categories of goods from October 2023-July 2025
 

• Phase 1 - from October 2023, with certain goods (all meat, some dairy) going to NI from GB being individually labelled.

• Phase 2 - from October 2024, includes all phase 1 products plus ALL milk and dairy AND extends to NI, England, Scotland, Wales.

• Phase 3 - from July 2025, is for Phase 1 & 2 products plus composite products, fruit, vegetables and fish AND extends to NI, England, Scotland, Wales.

The current guidance and details of the 3-phase rollout can be found here:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/labelling-requirements-for-certain-products-moving-from-great-britain-to-retail-premises-in-northern-ireland-under-the-retail-movement-scheme

Please note that different products are affected in different phases, and some products are exempted entirely.
(see exemptions here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/labelling-requirements-for-certain-products-moving-from-great-britain-to-retail-premises-in-northern-ireland-under-the-retail-movement-scheme#exceptions-food-products-that-do-not-need-individual-labels)