Written questions

Duty Free Allowances: Northern Ireland

2026-07-13 · Treasury · HL2115 · Official question

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government why duty-free allowances between the Netherlands and Northern Ireland differ from duty-free allowances between the rest of the EU and Northern Ireland.

Answer

Duty free allowances do not apply for travellers from the EU arriving in Northern Ireland. The enforcement controls required at the border to facilitate such allowances would run counter to the shared ambitions of the UK and the EU set out in the Windsor ...