Product labelling system among UUP alternatives to Brexit Protocol

The party also suggests designating the main ports in Northern Ireland “free ports”, where reduced duties and taxes apply, as a way to limit Brexit bureaucracy.

Shipping containers at the Port of Belfast. Picture: Liam McBurney/PA

A labelling system for products entering Northern Ireland from Britain is among proposals outlined by the UUP for resolving post-Brexit trade problems.

The party said identifying products not at risk of entering the Republic as for “UK sale only” would be one way to reduce new Irish Sea checks required under the terms of the contentious Northern Ireland Protocol.