Guidance
Phase 2 commodity codes under the Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme (accessible version)
Updated 10 December 2024
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This is a list of commodity codes for products that need individual labels in phase 2 of the Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme (NIRMS).
Phase 2 of the NIRMS began in October 2024.
Products covered in phase 2 are all dairy products not already included in phase 1.
Products are grouped using the same headings as on the UK Integrated Online Tariff tool. You can use the UK Integrated Online Tariff tool to look up the commodity codes for your goods if you do not know them.
You can read guidance on the labelling requirements for moving goods to Northern Ireland under the NIRMS.
Milk and cream – not concentrated (0401)
| Commodity code | Product description or type |
|---|---|
| 0401101000 | Milk and cream of fat below 1%, not exceeding 2 litres |
| 0401109000 | Milk and cream of fat below 1%, exceeding 2 litres |
| 0401201100 | Milk and cream between 1% and 6%, not exceeeding 2 litres |
| 0401201900 | Milk and cream between 1% and 6%, exceeding 2 litres |
| 0401401010 | Cream between 6% and 10%, not exceeding 2 litres |
| 0401401090 | Milk between 6% and 10%, not exceeding 2 litres |
| 0401409010 | Cream between 6% and 10%, exceeding 2 litres |
| 0401409090 | Milk between 6% and 10%, exceeding 2 litres |
| 0401501110 | Cream between 10% and 21%, not exceeding 2 litres |
| 0401501190 | Milk between 10% and 21%, not exceeding 2 litres |
| 0401501910 | Cream between 10% and 21%, exceeding 2 litres |
| 0401501990 | Milk between 10% and 21%, exceeding 2 litres |
| 0401503110 | Cream between 21% and 45%, not exceeding 2 litres |
| 0401503190 | Milk between 21% and 45%, not exceeding 2 litres |
| 0401503910 | Cream between 21% and 45%, exceeding 2 litres |
| 0401503990 | Milk between 21% and 45%, exceeding 2 litres |
| 0401509110 | Cream exceeding 45%, not exceeding 2 litres |
| 0401509190 | Milk exceeding 45%, not exceeding 2 litres |
| 0401509910 | Cream exceeding 45%, exceeding 2 litres |
| 0401509990 | Milk exceeding 45% exceeding 2 litres |
Milk and cream – concentrated (0402)
| Commodity code | Product description or type |
|---|---|
| 0402101100 | In powder, granules or other solid forms not exceeding 1.5% fat, without added sugar, not exceeding 2.5kg |
| 0402101900 | In powder, granules or other solid forms not exceeding 1.5% fat, without added sugar, exceeding 2.5kg |
| 0402109100 | In powder, granules or other solid forms not exceeding 1.5% fat, with added sugar, not exceeding 2.5kg |
| 0402109900 | In powder, granules or other solid forms not exceeding 1.5% fat, with added sugar, exceeding 2.5kg |
| 0402211100 | In powder, granules or other solid forms with fat content between 1.5% and 27%, without added sugar, not exceeding 2.5kg |
| 0402211800 | In powder, granules or other solid forms with fat content between 1.5% and 27%, without added sugar, exceeding 2.5kg |
| 0402219100 | In powder, granules or other solid forms exceeding 27% fat, without added sugar, not exceeding 2.5kg |
| 0402219900 | In powder, granules or other solid forms exceeding 27% fat, without added sugar, exceeding 2.5kg |
| 0402291100 | Special milk for infants in powder, granules or other solid forms, with added sugar, fat content between 10% and 27%, under 500g |
| 0402291500 | In powder, granules or other solid forms, with added sugar, not exceeding 27% fat, not exceeding 2.5kg |
| 0402291900 | In powder, granules or other solid forms, with added sugar, not exceeding 27% fat, exceeding 2.5kg |
| 0402299100 | In powder, granules or other solid forms, with added sugar, fat exceeding 27%, not exceeding 2.5kg |
| 0402299900 | In powder, granules or other solid forms, with added sugar, fat exceeding 27%, exceeding 2.5kg |
| 0402911000 | Liquid, without added sugar, fat content not exceeding 8% |
| 0402913000 | Liquid, without added sugar, fat content exceeding 8% but not exceeding 10% |
| 0402915100 | Liquid, without added sugar, fat content exceeding 10% but not exceeding 45%, under 2.5kg |
| 0402915900 | Liquid, without added sugar, fat content exceeding 10% but not exceeding 45%, over 2.5kg |
| 0402919100 | Liquid, without added sugar, fat content exceeding 45%, under 2.5kg |
| 0402919900 | Liquid, without added sugar, fat content exceeding 45%, over 2.5kg |
| 0402991000 | Liquid, containing added sugar, fat content not exceeding 9.5% |
| 0402993100 | Milk and cream, containing added sugar, fat between 9.5% and 45%, not exceeding 2.5kg |
| 0402993900 | Milk and cream, containing added sugar, fat between 9.5% and 45%, exceeding 2.5kg |
| 0402999100 | Milk and cream, containing added sugar, fat exceeding 45%, not exceeding 2.5kg |
| 0402999900 | Milk and cream, containing added sugar, fat exceeding 45%, exceeding 2.5kg |
Yoghurt, buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, kephir and other fermented or acidified milk and cream (0403)
| Commodity code | Product description or type |
|---|---|
| 0403201100 | Yoghurt, not flavoured nor containing added fruits, not containing added sugar or sweetening, fat not exceeding 3% |
| 0403201300 | Yoghurt, not flavoured nor containing added fruits, not containing added sugar or sweetening, fat exceeding 3% but not exceeding 6% |
| 0403201900 | Yoghurt, not flavoured nor containing added fruits, not containing added sugar or sweetening, fat exceeding 6% |
| 0403203100 | Yoghurt, not flavoured, fat not exceeding 3% |
| 0403203300 | Yoghurt, not flavoured, exceeding 3% but not exceeding 6% |
| 0403203900 | Yoghurt, not flavoured, fat exceeding 6% |
| 0403204100 | Yoghurt containing added chocolate, fat less than 1.5% milk fat 5% sucrose, 5% glucose or starch |
| 0403204933 | Yoghurt containing 60% or more fat by sucrose but less than than 70% sucrose |
| 0403204936 | Yoghurt containg 70% sucrose or more |
| 0403204939 | Preparation in powder form with low oil or grain content |
| 0403204990 | Preparation in powder form with high oil or grain content |
| 0403205100 | Yoghurt, flavoured in powder, granules fat not exceeding 1.5% |
| 0403205300 | Yoghurt, flavoured in powder, granules fat exceeding 1.5% but not exceeding 27% |
| 0403205900 | Yoghurt, flavoured in powder, granules fat exceeding 27% |
| 0403209100 | Yoghurt, other of a milkfat not exceeding 3% |
| 0403209300 | Yoghurt, other of a milkfat exceeding 3% but not exceeding 6% |
| 0403209900 | Yoghurt, other of a milkfat exceeding 6% |
| 0403901100 | Yoghurt, not flavoured not containing other sugar or sweetening fat not exceeding 1.5% |
| 0403901300 | Yoghurt, not flavoured not containing other sugar or sweetening fat exceeding 1.5% not exceeding 27% |
| 0403901900 | Yoghurt, not flavoured not containing other sugar or sweetening fat exceeding 27% |
| 0403903100 | Yoghurt, not flavoured exceeding 1.5% but not exceeding 27% |
| 0403903300 | Yoghurt, not flavoured exceeding 1.5% but not exceeding 27% |
| 0403903900 | Yoghurt, not flavoured fat exceeding exceeding 27% |
| 0403905100 | Yoghurt not containing added sugar or sweetening matter fat not exceeding 3% |
| 0403905300 | Yoghurt not containing added sugar or sweetening matter fat exceeding 3% but not exceeding 6% |
| 0403905900 | Yoghurt not containing added sugar or sweetening matter fat exceeding 6% |
| 0403906100 | Yoghurt not containing added sugar or sweetening matter fat not exceeding 3% |
| 0403906300 | Yoghurt not containing added sugar or sweetening matter fat exceeding 3% but not exceeding 6% |
| 0403906900 | Yoghurt not containing added sugar or sweetening matter fat exceeding 6% |
| 0403907100 | Yoghurt, flavoured containing added fruits in powder, granules fat not exceeding 1.5% |
| 0403907300 | Yoghurt, flavoured containing added fruits in powder, granules fat exceeding 1.5% not exceeding 27% |
| 0403907900 | Yoghurt, flavoured containing added fruits in powder, granules fat exceeding 27% |
| 0403909100 | Yoghurt, not flavoured containing added fruits in powder, granules fat not exceeding 3% |
| 0403909300 | Yoghurt, not flavoured containing added fruits in powder, granules fat exceeding 3% but not exceeding 6% |
| 0403909900 | Yoghurt, not flavoured containing added fruits in powder, granules fat exceeding 6% |
Whey (0404)
| Commodity code | Product description or type |
|---|---|
| 0404100200 | Whey in powder or in other solid forms not containing added sugar, protein not exceeding 15%, fat content below 1.5% |
| 0404100400 | Whey in powder or in other solid forms not containing added sugar, protein not exceeding 15%, fat content between 1.5% and 27% |
| 0404100600 | Whey in powder or in other solid forms not containing added sugar, protein not exceeding 15%, fat content over 27% |
| 0404101200 | Whey in powder or in other solid forms not containing added sugar, protein exceeding 15%, fat content below 1.5% |
| 0404101400 | Whey in powder or in other solid forms not containing added sugar, protein exceeding 15%, fat content between 1.5% and 27% |
| 0404101600 | Whey in powder or in other solid forms not containing added sugar, protein exceeding 15%, fat content over 27% |
| 0404102600 | Whey in powder or in other solid forms containing added sugar, protein not exceeding 15%, fat content below 1.5% |
| 0404102800 | Whey in powder or in other solid forms containing added sugar, protein not exceeding 15%, fat content between 1.5% and 27% |
| 0404103200 | Whey in powder or in other solid forms containing added sugar, protein not exceeding 15%, fat content over 27% |
| 0404103400 | Whey in powder or in other solid forms containing added sugar, protein exceeding 15%, fat content below 1.5% |
| 0404103600 | Whey in powder or in other solid forms containing added sugar, protein exceeding 15%, fat content between 1.5% and 27% |
| 0404103800 | Whey in powder or in other solid forms containing added sugar, protein exceeding 15%, fat content over 27% |
| 0404104800 | Whey not containing added sugar, protein not exceeding 15%, fat content below 1.5% |
| 0404105200 | Whey not containing added sugar, protein not exceeding 15%, fat content between 1.5% and 27% |
| 0404105400 | Whey not containing added sugar, protein not exceeding 15%, fat content exceeding 27% |
| 0404105600 | Whey not containing added sugar, protein exceeding 15%, fat content below 1.5% |
| 0404105800 | Whey not containing added sugar, protein exceeding 15%, fat content between 1.5% and 27% |
| 0404106200 | Whey not containing added sugar, protein exceeding 15%, fat content exceeding 27% |
| 0404107200 | Whey containing added sugar, protein not exceeding 15%, fat content below 1.5% |
| 0404107400 | Whey containing added sugar, protein not exceeding 15%, fat content between 1.5% and 27% |
| 0404107600 | Whey containing added sugar, protein not exceeding 15%, fat content exceeding 27% |
| 0404107800 | Whey containing added sugar, protein exceeding 15%, fat content below 1.5% |
| 0404108200 | Whey containing added sugar, protein exceeding 15%, fat content between 1.5% and 27% |
| 0404108400 | Whey containing added sugar, protein exceeding 15%, fat content exceeding 27% |
| 0404902100 | Products consisting of natural milk constituents, not containing added sugar, fat below 1.5% |
| 0404902300 | Products consisting of natural milk constituents, not containing added sugar, fat between 1.5% and 27% |
| 0404902900 | Products consisting of natural milk constituents, not containing added sugar, fat exceeding 27% |
| 0404908100 | Products consisting of natural milk constituents, containing added sugar, fat below 1.5% |
| 0404908310 | Products consisting of natural milk constituents, containing added sugar, fat between 1.5% and 10%, special milk for infants in sealed containers below 500 g |
| 0404908390 | Products consisting of natural milk constituents, containing added sugar, fat between 10% and 27% |
| 0404908900 | Products consisting of natural milk constituents, containing added sugar, fat exceeding 27% |
Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk, dairy spreads (0405)
| Commodity code | Product description or type |
|---|---|
| 0405101100 | Natural butter, fat not exceeding 85%, net weight below 1kg |
| 0405101900 | Natural butter, fat not exceeding 85%, net weight over 1kg |
| 0405103000 | Recombined butter, fat not exceeding 85% |
| 0405105000 | Whey butter, fat not exceeding 85% |
| 0405109000 | Butter, fat over 85% |
| 0405201010 | Dairy spreads, fat content between 39% and 60%, net weight below 1kg |
| 0405201080 | Dairy spreads, fat content between 39% and 60%, net weight over 1kg |
| 0405203010 | Dairy spreads, fat content between 60% and 75%, net weight below 1kg |
| 0405203080 | Dairy spreads, fat content between 60% and 75%, net weight over 1kg |
| 0405209000 | Dairy spreads, fat content between 75% and 80% |
| 0405901000 | Other dairy spreads of fat more than 99.3% and water content below 0.5% (ghee) |
| 0405909000 | Any other dairy spreads (butteroil) |
Cheese and curd (0406)
| Commodity code | Product description or type |
|---|---|
| 0406103000 | Cheese including whey cheese of a fat content not exceeding 40% mozzarella whether liquid or not |
| 0406103010 | Pizza cheese, frozen, cut into pieces each weighing not more than 1g, net content of 5kg or more, of a water content, by weight, of 52% or more, and a fat content by weight in the dry matter of 38% or more |
| 0406103090 | Pizza cheese, frozen, cut into pieces each weighing not more than 1g, net content of 5kg or more, of a water content, by weight, of 52%, fat content below 38% |
| 0406105010 | Skyr |
| 0406105030 | Fresh pizza cheese under 40% fat |
| 0406105090 | Fresh cheese, fat under 40% other than Skyr or pizza cheese |
| 0406108010 | Fresh pizza cheese over 40% fat |
| 0406108090 | Fresh cheese over 40% fat other than pizza cheese |
| 0406200000 | Grated or powdered cheese of all kinds |
| 0406301010 | Processed Emmentaler, not grated or powdered |
| 0406301020 | Processed Gruyere, not grated or powdered |
| 0406301030 | Processed Schabziger or Appenzell, not grated or powdered |
| 0406303100 | Not grated or powdered of fat content not exceeding 36% and not exceeding 48% when dried |
| 0406303900 | Not grated or powdered of fat content not exceeding 36% and exceeding 48% when dried |
| 0406309000 | Not grated or powdered of fat content exceeding 36% |
| 0406401000 | Roquefort |
| 0406405000 | Gorgonzola |
| 0406409000 | Blue cheese other than Gorgonzola and Roquefort |
| 0406901300 | Emmentaler |
| 0406901500 | Gruyere or Sbrinz |
| 0406901700 | Bergkase or Appenzell |
| 0406901800 | Fromage Fribourgeois, Vacherin Mont d’or and Tête de Moine |
| 0406902110 | Cheddar block between 33kg and 44kg weight |
| 0406902120 | Cheddar in a full wheel |
| 0406902130 | Any other Cheddar |
| 0406902300 | Edam |
| 0406902500 | Tilsit |
| 0406902900 | Kashkaval |
| 0406903200 | Feta |
| 0406903500 | Kefalo - tyri |
| 0406903700 | Finlandia |
| 0406903900 | Jarlesberg |
| 0406905000 | Any other cheese of sheep milk or bufallo milk either in brine or sheepskin or goatskin |
| 0406906100 | Of a fat content not exceeding 40%, and water by weight not exceeding 47% in the non-fatty matter - Grana Padano, Parmigiano Reggiano |
| 0406906310 | Of a fat content not exceeding 40%, and water by weight not exceeding 47% in the non-fatty matter - Pecorino |
| 0406906390 | Of a fat content not exceeding 40%, and water by weight not exceeding 47% in the non-fatty matter - Fiore Sardo |
| 0406906900 | Of a fat content not exceeding 40%, and water by weight not exceeding 47% in the non-fatty matter - any other cheese |
| 0406907300 | Of a fat content not exceeding 40%, and water by weight between 47% and 72% in the non-fatty matter - Provolone |
| 0406907400 | Of a fat content not exceeding 40%, and water by weight between 47% and 72% in the non-fatty matter - Maasdam |
| 0406907510 | Of a fat content not exceeding 40%, and water by weight between 47% and 72% in the non-fatty matter - Caciocavallo |
| 0406907590 | Of a fat content not exceeding 40%, and water by weight between 47% and 72% in the non-fatty matter - Asiago, Montasio or Ragusano |
| 0406907610 | Of a fat content not exceeding 40%, and water by weight between 47% and 72% in the non-fatty matter - Fontina |
| 0406907690 | Of a fat content not exceeding 40%, and water by weight between 47% and 72% in the non-fatty matter - Danbo, Fontal, Fynbo, Havarti, Maribo, Samso |
| 0406907800 | Gouda |
| 0406907910 | Esrom, Italico, Kernhem, Saint-Paulin |
| 0406907990 | Saint-Nectaire, Taleggio |
| 0406908110 | Cantal |
| 0406908190 | Cheshire, Wensleydale, Lancashire, Double Gloucester, Larney, Colby, Monterey |
| 0406908200 | Camembert |
| 0406908400 | Brie |
| 0406908500 | Kefalograviera, Kasseri |
| 0406908620 | Tulum Peyniri of a fat content not exceeding 40%, and water by weight between 47% and 52% |
| 0406908690 | Any other cheese of a fat content not exceeding 40%, and water by weight between 47% and 52% |
| 0406908910 | Tulum Peyniri of a fat content not exceeding 40%, and water by weight between 52% and 62% |
| 0406908990 | Any other cheese of a fat content not exceeding 40%, and water by weight between 52% and 62% |
| 0406909210 | Tulum Peyniri of a fat content not exceeding 40%, and water by weight between 62% and 72% |
| 0406909290 | Any other cheese of a fat content not exceeding 40%, and water by weight between 62% and 72% |
| 0406909300 | Any cheese exceeding 72% water content |
| 0406909900 | Any other cheese without a listed commodity code |
Ice cream and other edible ice (2105)
| Commodity code | Product description or type |
|---|---|
| 2105001000 | Ice cream with milk fats of 0% to 3%, where there are no plant-based oils except as stabilisers or flavourings |
| 2105009100 | Ice cream with milk fats of 3% to 7%, where there are no plant-based oils except as stabilisers or flavourings |
| 2105009900 | Ice cream with milk fats of more than 7%, where there are no plant-based oils except as stabilisers or flavourings |