British goods which are staying in Northern Ireland will use the green lane at Northern Ireland ports, meaning they face minimal paperwork and no routine physical checks.
Supermarkets and other large businesses that are members of an existing scheme will be automatically moved onto UKIMS. The government also appears to have committed to retaining the Trader Support Service, which helps businesses with their trade paperwork. Ms Hards said the prospect of reduced supplementary declarations and signposted goods lanes would create "a better situation than what we're currently in".The EU has strict rules and processes for food products entering its single market.
The government says it removes more than 60 EU food and drink rules that were in the original protocol. Physical checks on green lane loads will no longer be routine and only be carried out when it is suspected the system is being abused.