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Moving your belongings, going through customs and tax
Bringing in goods for personal use when you travel to the UK from abroad - types of tax and duty, duty free, EU and non-EU arrivals, banned and restricted goods.
You can bring some goods from abroad without having to pay UK tax or duty,…
If you’re travelling to Great Britain (England, Wales or Scotland) from…
The rules and your allowances for Northern Ireland depend on whether…
The rules depend on whether you’re travelling from Great Britain to…
There are some goods you cannot bring into the UK - they’ll be seized by…
You must tell customs about (‘declare’) goods: if you go over your…
Use this service before arriving in the UK to: check if you need to pay…
Find out which locations you need to submit an ‘arrived’ export declaration at before moving goods and where to take the goods if they need to be checked.
Bringing pets into Great Britain: pet passports, Great Britain pet health certificates, microchipping, rabies vaccinations, travelling with assistance dogs.
What to do when you arrive in the UK if you have a visa, don't have a visa or have a biometric residence permit.
Additional steps you or someone acting on your behalf may need to take to tell HMRC that your goods have arrived in the UK at a location using the Goods Vehicle Movement Service.
What to expect if you're sent to prison - prison rules and regulations, healthcare and education, prisoner rights
Use this service if you're an authorised loader arriving or departing goods from the UK.
British travellers to the US must register with the Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (ESTA) before their journey
Who can apply to the scheme, how the application process works, and the checks that authorities must complete.
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