Guidance

Safety and security requirements on imports and exports

Find out about new safety and security declarations that apply from 1 October 2021 on goods leaving Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).

From:
HM Revenue & Customs
Published
21 September 2021
Last updated
101 MayJuly 2022 — See all updates

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Safety and security requirements on imports and exports

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Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) is now no longer part of a safety and security zone with the EU. This guide sets out how to meet the safety and security requirements for imports and exports.

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  • applied from 1 October 2021 — on all goods leaving Great Britain — this includes goods moved in roll-on roll-off (RoRo) vehicles, empty containers, pallets and vehicles moving to the EU under a transport contract
  • 1 July 2022 — on goods being imported from the EU and other territories to Great Britain that did not require these before 1 January 2021
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Published 21 September 2021
Last updated 101 MayJuly 2022 + show all updates

  1. The background and legislation has been updated. What you can do if you chose to use the Goods Vehicle Movement Service has been updated. The information about when an exit summary declaration is needed for exporting goods from Great Britain has been updated.

  2. The safety and security import declarations for goods arriving from the EU and other territories that were due to be introduced from 1 July 2022 will no longer be introduced in 2022.

  3. This guidance has been updated to remove the temporary waiver section and for clarification around the definition of a transport contract and accompanied and unaccompanied requirements.

  4. First published.