Sunday trading

• Trading on Sundays in Belfast

  Shops with a floor space of more than 280 square metres can sell goods on Sunday from 1pm to 6pm. Shops must close on Easter Sunday and Christmas Day, if it falls on a Sunday.

  Some larger stores can trade on Easter Sunday and Christmas Day, including:

  • shops selling motor and cycle supplies and accessories
  • registered pharmacies
  • petrol stations
  • airport, port or railway station shops.

• Exemptions for large shops

  Some large shops are exempt from Sunday trading hour restrictions. 

  Exemptions apply to:

  • off-licences selling only or mainly alcohol
  • outlets in airports and railway stations
  • service station outlets
  • registered pharmacies selling only medicinal products and medical or surgical appliances
  • farms selling mainly their own produce
  • outlets selling motor or bicycle supplies and accessories
  • suppliers of goods to aircraft or sea-going vessels arriving at or departing from ports, harbours or airports
  • exhibition stands selling goods.