Guidance

Set up your business to move goods out of the UK using transit

How to get your business ready to move goods out of the UK to Common Transit Convention countries.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Published: 19 January 2023
• Last updated: 7 November 2024 — See all updates

Before you start moving goods, you must make sure your business is set up to make transit movements.

You should check if you can use transit to move goods to the EU and Common Transit Convention countries.

There are different steps to take if you’re importing goods into the UK under transit.

How to get set up

1. Get an EORI number.

2. Work out the amount of transit guarantee you need.

3. Get access to the New Computerised Transit System (NCTS).

4. Get access to the Customs Declaration Service.

If you want to use your premises to start and end movements

Find out how to get authorised consignor or consignee status.

What you need to do next

Find out how to:

• prepare to move goods out of Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) using transit

• prepare to move goods out of Northern Ireland using transit

Published 19 January 2023
Last updated 7 November 2024 + show all updates

1. 7 November 2024

   Out of date information relating to the Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF) system has been removed.

2. 19 January 2023

   First published.