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Register for IPAFFS

If you have registered your organisation for another Defra service, you can enrolregister intofor IPAFFS by signingfollowing intothese steps:

1. Sign in to your service.
2. Go to your manage account screenscreen.
3. Click and enrol on the IPAFFS service using the ‘register for more services’ button.

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You can use an existing Government Gateway account or create a new one. Each person must have a Government Gateway account that is personal to them. Do not share Gateway accounts.

If you’re the first person to register onthe behalf of a business or organisation you automatically become the organisation administrator for that business. You’ll then have permission to invite and remove other team members.

Make sure that you allocate at least one other team member to an organisation administrator account role so you can share the account management.

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Find out how to submitregister a business or organisation for the IPAFFS service (ODT, 11.9KB).

Submit an import notification

You must submit your notification in IPAFFS:

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Information you need for imports from the EU and EEA

You need to know:

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• what you’re importing
• the date of import into Great Britain
• which country it will come from
• the consignment’s place of destination

Information you need for imports from non-EU or non-EEA countries

You need to know:

• what you’re importing
• the date and the estimated time the consignment will arrive at the border control post
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• the consignment’s destination

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