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UK Trade with EU: Import Controls

Commons · Question 89107 · Tabled 10 Nov 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 13 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Jim Allister

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason the Trader Support Service has not used the derogation to delay until 1 January 2026 the commencement of Import Control System 2 for the movement of goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.

Answer

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 13 Nov 2025

All businesses, including those using the Trader Support Service, have until midnight on 31 December 2025 to onboard onto the Import Control System 2 (ICS2), so they can continue to provide safety and security information for certain goods moving by road ...