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UK Import Border Change

Author - Jack Simpson

Date published:

July 2022- Entry Summary Declarations

Since UK-EU Exit, the UK border has been “phased in” from 1st January 2021. Full import customs declarations were introduced on 1st January 2022, with full Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) checks and Entry Safety and Security (ENS) declarations required from 1st July 2022.

For Entry Safety and Security declarations, the carrier (haulier or ferry operator) must have a copy of an Entry Summary Declaration (ENS) at point of import, to enter the UK.

To submit your declaration to arrange the ENS you will need to be registered to the S&S GB, and you will need to submit any relevant declarations or licences for the product. You will also need information about the:

  • goods description or commodity code
  • consignor and consignee
  • type, amount and packaging of your goods
  • mode of transport at the border
  • onward journey details

Once this has been submitted and accepted, you will be issued with a Movement Reference Number (MRN) which should be supplied to your haulier.

The declaration will then be risk assessed, and if any issues are spotted, a “Do Not Load” message will be relayed, with guidance on how to proceed.

Timelines of submitting an ENS, and further guidance can be found here.

The UK Government’s current planned timetable is “under the revised timetable:

  • The requirements for pre-notification of Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) goods, which were due to be introduced on 1 October 2021, will now be introduced on 1 January 2022.
  • The new requirements for Export Health Certificates, which were due to be introduced on 1 October 2021, will now be introduced on 1 July 2022.
  • Phytosanitary Certificates and physical checks on SPS goods at Border Control Posts, due to be introduced on 1 January 2022, will now be introduced on 1 July 2022.
  • Safety and Security declarations on imports will be required as of 1 July 2022 as opposed to 1 January 2022. Full customs declarations and controls will be introduced on 1 January 2022 as previously announced”.

Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-sets-out-pragmatic-new-timetable-for-introducing-border-controls

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