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TUV's Keith Ratcliffe, a councillor and Newry and Armagh candidate, says a local firm now faces a £35 delivery charge on GB parts after a new EU duty on low-value parcels began. He blames the Irish Sea border and the Donaldson Deal for rising costs.
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UUP MLA Dr Steve Aiken OBE says the EU plans to end duty relief on parcels valued at €150 or under from July and proposes a €2 handling fee from 1 November, and claims Northern Ireland parcels will cost €5 extra. He challenges Alliance to justify its support for the charge and says HMRC data is…
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Issue: EU removal of duty relief on small parcels and handling fee Original release: Stormont’s rigorous implementers need to justify their support for a new tax facing Northern Ireland consumers ordering certain products online (opens in a new tab)
UUP MLA Dr Steve Aiken warns that the EU's accelerated customs reforms, bringing a €3 levy and €2 handling fee on small non-EU parcels forward to July 2026, will add costs for Northern Ireland consumers and retailers. He calls for clarity from HM Government and HMRC on how the rules apply under…
Economy and employment International affairs Issue: EU accelerated customs reform and small parcel charges for Northern Ireland Original release: EU Customs Shake-Up to Hit Northern Ireland Consumers with New Parcel Charges (opens in a new tab)
UUP MLA Dr Steve Aiken OBE says the Government has been silent on new parcel duty and a €2 administrative charge that will hit Northern Ireland consumers from July under the Windsor Framework. He questions why it is being introduced now rather than derogated and where the revenue goes.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: Windsor Framework low-value parcel duty charges for Northern Ireland from July Original release: Northern Ireland consumers face new parcel charges as Windsor Framework bites (opens in a new tab)
DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson writes to the Northern Ireland Secretary calling for the Government to replace the Protocol with arrangements unionists can support, citing £318.7 million spent on the Trader Support Service and questioning the delay to £600 energy payments.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: Protocol Bill delay and Trader Support Service costs Original release: Protocol Bill has been tediously slow - Sir Jeffrey (opens in a new tab)
Sinn Féin MLA Declan Kearney calls the proposed EU customs fee on small parcels an unfair extra burden on customers already facing the cost of living crisis. He urges practical, pragmatic engagement from all stakeholders and Assembly parties to remove the duty and manage Brexit-related trade…
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: DUP motion on EU fees for small parcels Original release: Practical and pragmatic solutions required to manage post Brexit frictions – Kearney (opens in a new tab)
DUP East Belfast MLA David Brooks challenges Sinn Fein, SDLP and Alliance MLAs for not backing a DUP motion on new EU fees on small parcels, warning Northern Ireland households could pay more for everyday goods.
Economy and employment International affairs Issue: DUP motion on EU fees for small parcels Original release: SF, Alliance and SDLP side with higher consumer costs (opens in a new tab)