Border requirements – General information

Border requirements – General information

Customs declarations have now become mandatory when transporting goods between the UK and EU. Please ensure that you have all the documentation required before crossing the border. 

Please note that new requirements planned from 1st April 2021 for UK sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) documentary checks and Exit Summary Declarations (EXS) from GB – EU have now been postponed until 1st October 2021. 

The requirement for all trucks to have a barcode created via GVMS (Goods Vehicle Movement Service - UK System) to facilitate UK customs procedures from EU to GB, and Entry Summary Declarations (ENS) from EU – GB have now been postponed to 1st January 2022.

Before travel

Your journey

On arrival in Calais

Eurotunnel Border Pass
ICS declarations
A driver’s guide to cross the border
2020 WEBINARS
Operation Brock
Eurotunnel Border Pass
Latest guidance published by French Government:

How to make a successful export thanks to the Smart Border?
How to make a successful import thanks to the Smart Border?
Brexit - Import Control System (ICS)
Rule applicable by the French customs
French Customs guide
Create an envelope code

Frequently asked questions
Latest guidance published by UK Government:
How to export to the EU using transit
Exporting goods from Great Britain to the EU via the short straits
Border Operating Model
Visiting the UK
List of customs agents and fast parcel operators
Preparing the food and drink sector
Step by step guides:
Prepare to import to Great-Britain
Prepare to export from Great-Britain
For more information, please visit www.gov.uk/transition.
Latest guidance published by the Government of Ireland:
Moving goods under Transit Procedure via the UK landbridge :
Ireland – Great-Britain - France
Getting Ireland Brexit ready