The Trader Goods Profile – also referred to as the TGP – is part of the new Windsor Framework simplified processes for Internal Market Movements
The Trader Goods Profile (TGP) is an online service provided by HMRC. It will help simplify GB to NI movements by providing each UKIMS authorised trader with a custom profile, populated with information about the goods they commonly move from GB to NI.
Accessible via GOV.UK and through the TSS Portal, the TGP will enable traders to use a simple goods description (or trader reference) when completing their Internal Market Movement Information (IMMI), which is a simplified data set that can be used instead of a full declaration for ‘not at risk’ goods you move from GB to NI. This removes the need to provide a 10-digit commodity code and other stored information for each movement from GB to NI, with the TGP auto-populating the IMMI on your behalf.
Each TGP goods entry contains:
You can add as many entries into the TGP as you need.
There is no application process. HMRC will automatically create a custom TGP profile for all UKIMS authorised traders. Information on how to access and sign up to use the TGP will be issued by HMRC in due course.
If you are not completing the IMMI and instead are using a haulier or agent to complete the IMMI on your behalf, TSS allows you to give access and permissions to other TSS users to use your UKIMS authorisation and your TGP to complete an IMMI.
You will still need to provide information to your haulier or agent, such as confirming the EORI for your UKIMS authorisation, confirming the goods moving are ‘not at risk’ and eligible for the simplified processes, as well as providing the trader reference or goods description and other goods information to submit the IMMI.
Categorisation is a newer term, not to be confused with classification, which is used to classify your goods and determine your commodity code for your goods.
| Category of good | Description | Length of commodity code |
|---|---|---|
| Standard goods | All goods (excluding excise) that have no documentary controls and/or have no licensing requirements. Prepackaged retail food and drink goods moving under NIRMS also fall into this category. | 6 digits |
| Category 2 goods |
These goods are subject to special health, licensing or environmental controls including excise goods. Northern Ireland Plant Health Label scheme (NIPHL) movements also fall into this category. |
8 digits |
| Category 1 goods |
These are goods that are subject to total bans, prohibitions, trade defence measures such as quotas, safeguarding and anti-dumping duties. Goods that are subject to the excise duty off-set mechanism are also considered in this category. The IMMI cannot be used for goods in this category. |
10 digits |