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Goods Vehicle Movement Service — service availability and issues

Check the availability of the Goods Vehicle Movement Service (GVMS) and get information on any issues.

Service issues

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Scheduled maintenance

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We apologise for any inconvenience this causes.

Scheduledmay maintenance

There is currently no scheduled maintenance.cause.

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Updates to this page

Published 13 February 2024
Last updated 133 NovemberDecember 2024 + show all updates
  1. Scheduled maintenance of the Customs Declaration Service has been added from 9:30pm to 11:30pm on Saturday 14 December 2024, this will impact users of the Goods Vehicle Movement Service.

  2. A service issue for the Goods Movement reference has been added. We are aware that some goods movements on route to border locations have been able to create a valid Goods Movement Reference. 

  3. A service issue for the Goods Movement reference has been added. Some goods movement on route to border locations are not able to create a valid Goods Movement Reference.

  4. Scheduled maintenance from 8am to 11:59am on Sunday 22 September 2024 has been added.

  5. Scheduled maintenance from 9:30pm on Saturday 28 September 2024 to 3:30am Sunday 29 September 2024 has been added.

  6. Scheduled maintenance from 9:30pm on Saturday 6 July 2024 to 5:30am Sunday 7 July 2024 has been added.

  7. Scheduled maintenance from 6am to 7:45am on Thursday 13 June 2024 has been added.

  8. Scheduled maintenance from 10pm to 10.30pm on Saturday 15 June has been added.

  9. Planned downtime from 7pm to 8:30pm on Thursday 23 May 2024 has been added.

  10. Planned downtime from 9:30pm on Saturday 23 March to 4am Sunday 24 March 2024 has been added.

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