Moving ozone-depleting substances between Great Britain and Northern Ireland
What you need to do to trade ozone-depleting substances (ODS) between Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and Northern Ireland.
Moving ODS from Great Britain to Northern Ireland
To move ODS from Great Britain to Northern Ireland (which is in the European Union (EU) ODS system) you鈥檒l need to comply with:
- EU quota, registration and import licence requirements
- Great Britain export licence requirements
If you import ODS to Northern Ireland, you must:
- have an to cover the amount of ODS you鈥檙e importing
- make a customs declaration - you can use the Trader Support Service
- include imports from Great Britain in your annual
If you export ODS from Great Britain, you must:
- have a Great Britain for each consignment
- include exports to Northern Ireland in your annual Great Britain ODS report
Moving ODS from Northern Ireland to Great Britain
To move ODS from Northern Ireland to Great Britain, you鈥檒l need to comply with:
- Great Britain registration, quota and import licence requirements
- EU export licence requirements
If you import ODS to Great Britain, you must:
- have sufficient Great Britain quota to cover the amount of ODS you鈥檙e importing
- have a Great Britain
- make a customs declaration - you can use the Trader Support Service
- include imports from Northern Ireland in your annual Great Britain ODS report
If you export ODS from Northern Ireland, you must:
- register on the
- have an EU export licence for each consignment
- include exports to Great Britain in your annual
Customs declaration and the Goods Vehicle Movement Service (GVMS)
Before moving ODS from Northern Ireland ports to Great Britain, you must:
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Make a customs declaration on the Customs Declaration Service - this generates a declaration unique consignment reference (DUCR).
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Create a new goods movement reference for the move using the GVMS - the haulier will need the DUCR to do this.
Updates to this page
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Added the Environment Agency as a lead organisation. Updated the name of the ODS Licensing System to the ODS service. Added needing a Great Britain 鈥榠mport licence鈥� to moving ODS from Northern Ireland to Great Britain. Made the steps to get a Customs declaration and the Goods Vehicle Movement Service (GVMS) clearer.
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Updated moving ODS from Northern Ireland to Great Britain section with new requirements for customs declaration and using the Goods Vehicle Movement Service.
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First published.