Guidance

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

WeIf there are currentlyany experiencingissues somewith technicalthe difficultiesservice withwe will tell you about the Goodstemporary Vehiclearrangements Movementto Service.keep your goods moving.

Scheduled maintenance

WeSaturday are28 awareMarch that2026 not8pm allto goods5:45am movementsSunday on29 routeMarch 2026

Due to borderscheduled locationsmaintenance haveyou beenwill ablebe unable to createaccess athe validCustoms GoodsDeclaration MovementService Reference.

Goods(CDS) Movementfrom References8pm remainon mandatorySaturday for28 freightMarch movements2026 usingto the5:45am Goodson VehicleSunday Movement29 Service.March 2026.

PleaseDuring checkthe withdowntime, youryou carrierwill beforenot embarkingbe onable yourto:

  • add journeyimport asdeclarations
  • add youexport maydeclarations
  • validate goods bemovement turnedreferences away(GMRs)

Where withoutpossible aadd validdeclarations Goodsto GMRs before or after the downtime.

The Goods Vehicle Movement Reference.Service core service will be fully available during this time.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Scheduled maintenance

None.

Goods Vehicle Movement Service

Go to the Goods Vehicle Movement Service.

Service dashboard

Updates to this page

Published 13 February 2024
Last updated 718 AprilMarch 2026 + show all updates
  1. A service issue has been added. We are aware that some goods movements on route to border locations have not been able to create a valid Goods Movement Reference.

  2. Planned downtime from 8pm on Saturday 28 March 2026 to 5:45am on Sunday 29 March 2026 has been added.

  3. Planned downtime from 10pm to 11pm on Tuesday 10 March 2026 has been added.

  4. Scheduled maintenance from 10.30pm to 11.30pm on Saturday 28 February 2026 has been added.

  5. Scheduled maintenance from 10.30pm to 11.30pm on Sunday 28 February 2026 has been added.

  6. Planned downtime from 9:30pm on Saturday 13 December 2025 to 6am on Sunday 14 December 2025 has been added.

  7. Scheduled maintenance from 10am to 1pm on Tuesday 7 October 2025 has been added.

  8. Scheduled maintenance of the Customs Declaration Service has been added from 9:30pm on Saturday 27 September 2025 to 5am on Sunday 28 September 2025. This will impact users of the Goods Vehicle Movement Service.

  9. Scheduled maintenance from 9:30pm on Saturday 31 May 2025 to 6am Sunday 1 June 2025 has been cancelled.

  10. Scheduled maintenance from 9:30pm on Saturday 14 June 2025 to 6am Sunday 15 June 2025 has been added.

  11. Scheduled maintenance from 9:30pm on Saturday 31 May 2025 to 6am Sunday 1 June 2025 has been added.

  12. Planned downtime from 8:30pm to 10:30pm on Saturday 29 March 2025 has been added.

  13. 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.

  14. 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. 

  15. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  23. First published.

Sign up for emails or print this page