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# I’m based out of Northern Ireland. What should I do when trading goods with the EU?

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When you are trading goods between Northern Ireland and the EU, NI protocol will be applicable to those transactions. In Zoho Books, you will have to enable the NI protocol in VAT settings to use **EU VAT Registered \[NI Protocol\]** as the VAT Treatment for transactions and contacts. Here’s how:

*   Go to **Settings** > **VAT Settings**.
*   Check the **Enable trade with contacts outside** **the** **United Kingdom** option.
*   Check the **Enable trading of goods between Northern Ireland and the European Union (NI Protocol)** option.
*   Click **S\*\*\*\*ave**.

![VAT Settings ](/uk/books/kb/images/taxes/vat-settings.jpg)

Once you have enabled the settings, the **EU VAT Registered** **\[NI Protocol\]** treatment will be displayed under the VAT Treatment field in contacts and in transactions for trading goods between Northern Ireland and the EU.

![Selecting NI protocol](/uk/books/kb/images/taxes/eu-vat-ni-protocol.jpg)

Also, by default, the [VAT Registration Number will be updated to XI in transactions that have their VAT Treatment as EU - VAT Registered \[NI Protocol\]](/uk/en-de/books/kb/taxes/update-vat-no-xi.html).

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