Reference

Moving waste between Great Britain and Northern Ireland

The two directions are not symmetrical, and that catches people out. A load going from GB into Northern Ireland is treated as an international shipment. The same load coming back the other way is not.

Carrier registration does not travel

An NIEA carrier registration does not cover movements in Great Britain, and a GB registration does not cover Northern Ireland. Operating across the Irish Sea means holding both.

Northern Ireland (NIEA)

£180 new · £90 renewal · every 3 years · prefix NIWC

England (EA)

£184 new · £125 renewal · every 3 years · prefix CB

Inside Northern Ireland

NI runs its own statutory stack and differs from England and Wales on several points that matter operationally.

Transfer note statute

Article 5, Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 + Controlled Waste and Duty of Care Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013, SR 2013/255

Consignment note statute

Hazardous Waste Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005, SR 2005/300

Consignment code

Issued by NIEA — prefixes DA, DB, DC

Consignee return

Within one day of receipt

Pre-notification

72h to 30 days before ([email protected])

Northern Ireland to the Republic

A movement from Northern Ireland into the Republic of Ireland goes through full EU Waste Shipment Regulation notification and consent, with a financial guarantee and Annex IA/IB movement documents. The NI consignment note does not cover it.