Wed, 27 Aug 2025

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 Sea border for food and agricultural products 'in place until 2027'

The border for such goods will not be dismantled until 2027, the UK government is expected to confirm.

* The Irish Sea border for food and agricultural products will not be dismantled until 2027.
* The UK government has confirmed that post-Brexit checks and controls on products moving from Great Britain to Northern Ireland will remain in place until then.
* The outline deal agreed between the UK and EU in May this year aims to align GB with EU rules on agri-food, allowing food shipped from GB to NI to avoid paperwork and checks.
* The deal also covers trade in horticultural products like seeds and garden plants.
* NI Chamber chief executive Suzanne Wylie welcomed the proposed deal but urged the government to "move quickly" to implement it.
* The current trading arrangement, which has been in place since 2021, will continue until at least 2027.
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