The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has outlined the fees that will apply for imports of live animals and agricultural products from the UK to Ireland, through a border control post, in 2021.

EU member states are required to collect fees for official controls carried out on consignments of animals and goods entering the EU through a border control post.

These fees apply on imports from all third countries, including Great Britain, but do not apply on imports from Northern Ireland.

In some cases, this will represent a change in the fees currently being charged. In other cases, it will represent no change.

Fees in relation to animals and goods subject to emergency measures, and goods subject to a temporary increase in official controls at the point of entry due to a known or emerging risk, will remain the same as 2020 rates.

The department’s Import Controls Operations Division is responsible for managing the collection of these fees.

The department will continue to issue invoices on a monthly basis, to nominated representatives, as has been the procedure heretofore.