Declare commercial goods you’re bringing into Great Britain in your accompanied baggage or a small vehicle
Find out how to declare goods you’re bringing into Great Britain to sell or use for your business that are under the total value of £2,500 and meet certain other conditions.
If you need to work out the value of your goods in pounds sterling (GBP), you must only use HMRC’s exchange rates . This service will convert the value for you using these rates. Goods made outside the EU and declared through this service are charged a flat rate of Customs Duty at 3.3%. There is no duty to pay on EU goods. VAT is then charged on the combined amount of duty and value of the goods. If you do not want to pay this flat rate of duty (for example, because the rate of Customs Duty is less than 3.3%) you can make one of the following: a full import declaration an oral declaration at the ‘goods to declare’ channel or the red point phone in the customs area to declare your goods and pay what you owe — your goods must meet all the conditions for making a simple online declaration You can check the list of UK airports and seaports with red channels and red point phones .
Find out how to declare goods you’re bringing into Great Britain to sell or use for your business that are under the total value of £2,500 and meet certain other conditions.