Guidance

Sevington inland border facility

Updated 5 December 2024

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You only need to attend an inland border facility if you’re travelling through the Port of Dover, Eurotunnel or Holyhead and you’re moving:

  • goods into the country and you’ve been instructed to report to a site for those goods to be checked
  • goods under the Common Transit Convention and need to start or end your transit movements — unless you are using the services of an Authorised Consignor or Consignee (ACC)

Check excluded goods or vehicles before attending an inland border facility as it may not allow:

  • certain types of vehicles to enter
  • vehicles carrying certain types of goods to enter (for example, those containing hazardous goods or oversized vehicles)

Location

Sevington inland border facility
Ashford
TN25 6GE

For satellite navigation use: 51.132138, 0.914994

Christmas and New Year opening times and closures

Sevington will remain open across Christmas and New Year.

Vehicles that are excluded from Sevington will be unable to travel between 6pm on 24 December 2024 to 7am on 27 December 2024. This is because Stop 24 and Dover Western Docks will be closed.

Functions

At the Sevington inland border facility you’ll be able to:

  • start transit movement (office of departure)
  • end transit movement (office of destination)
  • stamp ATA and TIR Carnets
  • process CITES permits

Sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) checks

If you are called for SPS checks on your goods, you will need to attend the Sevington border control post (BCP) at this facility.

Read more information about the Sevington BCP.

How to access the site

This site is located to the south east of Ashford at junction 10a of the M20, approximately 50 miles south east of London. To access the site, you must follow local traffic management procedures and diversions, which will direct you to and from the site using the strategic road network and public highways. You can use the A2070 dual carriageway, which is adjacent to junction 10a of the M20.

The site has a single access point with separate entrance and exit lanes. This will be a signalised junction on the A2070.

There is a one-way system through the site. This location has two sections: one is a lorry waiting area for traffic management and the other is the inland border facility. You’ll be directed to a vacant heavy goods vehicle (HGV) space by traffic management marshals.

Map of Sevington Inland Border Facility

Facilities on site

In addition to the standard site facilities (toilets, hand washing and water for all drivers parked on site), this site also offers staff trained in first aid.

How to exit the site

Once checks are complete, you’ll be given a card to put in your window which permits you to exit the site. To leave the site, you must follow local traffic management procedures and any diversions, which will direct you to and from the site using the strategic road network and public highways. You’ll need to stop at the vehicle exit check point before leaving the parking area.

You can leave the site at the junction with A2070. The exit process is supervised by a senior traffic management marshal.

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