New guidance has been published on declarations required if you bring or receive goods into Great Britain or Northern Ireland after 31st December 2020.

Bringing goods into Great Britain

From Northern Ireland

For most goods no declarations will need to be made. Guidance on this will be published at a later date.

Check if you need to make a declaration when the goods leave Northern Ireland.

From the EU

Check if the goods are controlled.

For controlled goods a declaration will need to be made when the goods arrive.

If you use roll on roll off ports a declaration will need to be made before the goods arrive.

If the goods are not controlled find out the rules for declaring goods brought in from the EU from 1 January 2021.

From outside the EU

For all goods:

  • an entry summary (safety and security) declaration must be submitted before the goods arrive
  • a declaration will need to be made when the goods arrive

Bringing goods into Northern Ireland

From Great Britain

For all goods:

  • an entry summary (safety and security) declaration must be submitted before the goods arrive
  • a declaration will need to be made when the goods arrive

From the EU

Declarations are not needed for any goods.

From outside the EU

For all goods:

  • an entry summary (safety and security) declaration must be submitted before the goods arrive
  • a declaration will need to be made when the goods arrive

Moving goods through Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Common Transit may affect the declarations that need to be made.

Tariffs on goods

Guidance about any tariffs on goods moving between the UK and EU will be published at a later date.

This advice is taken from the Government website Brexit Transition

FIS is trying to consolidate and prioritise information via the FIS Brexit Hub.  To access the FIS Brexit Hub click here.