Delaying declarations for EU goods brought into Great Britain

Businesses can delay sending HMRC full information about goods by up to 175 days before the deadline of 31 December 2021. After that full customs declarations must be made at the point of import for all goods.

For goods brought into Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland) from the EU, you (or someone who deals with customs for you) may be able to delay sending HMRC the full information about your goods by up to 175 days after import.

However, you cannot delay declarations and must follow the normal rules for making an import declaration if either:

• your goods are controlled
• HMRC has told you to because you have a poor compliance record

You can delay declarations if you import goods into free circulation in Great Britain from EU free circulation between 1 January and 31 December 2021, your goods are not controlled and HMRC has not told you that you cannot delay declarations.

See: Delaying declarations for EU goods brought into Great Britain – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Making a full customs declaration

From 1 January 2022 if you are moving goods into Great Britain, into Northern Ireland from Great Britain, or into Northern Ireland from outside the EU, you will need to make an entry summary declaration.

See: Making an entry summary declaration – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)