Procedures and types of goods accepted at Northern Ireland Points of Entry
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If you move agri-food goods, plants and animals from GB, you must enter via a Northern Ireland Point of Entry. DAERA are working, with the FSA, Defra and the EU, to designate the following as Points of Entry for the purposes sanitary and phytosanitary checks:
- Belfast Port
- Larne Port
- Warrenpoint Harbour
- Foyle Harbour
- Belfast International Airport (designation suspended on 02 June 2025)
Further details on the POEs, their inspection facilities and the category of goods that may be inspected at each of these facilities is available at Points of Entry listings.
Current process for goods requiring checks upon arrival at a Northern Ireland POE:
