TITLE IVU.K. GOODS BROUGHT INTO THE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF THE UNION

CHAPTER 1 U.K. Entry summary declaration

Article 104U.K.Waiver from the obligation to lodge an entry summary declaration(Article 127(2)(b) of the Code)

1.The lodging of an entry summary declaration shall be waived in respect of the following goods:

(a)electrical energy;

(b)goods entering by pipeline;

(c)items of correspondence;

(d)[F1personal effects, household linen, furnishings and equipment intended for the personal use of the persons concerned or for meeting their household needs], provided that they are not carried under a transport contract;

(e)goods for which an oral customs declaration is permitted in accordance with [F2provision made by or under the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018] provided that they are not carried under a transport contract;

[F3(f) goods referred to in Article 138(b) to (d) and (h) or in Article 139(1) [F4in respect of which a customs declaration is permitted to be made] [F5by conduct in accordance with provision made by or under the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018] provided that they are not carried under a transport contract;]

(g)goods contained in travellers’ personal baggage F6....

[F3(h) goods moved or used in the context of military activities under cover of a NATO form 302 or an EU form 302;]

(i)weapons and military equipment brought into the customs territory of the Union by the authorities in charge of the military defence of [F7the United Kingdom], in military transport or transport operated for the sole use of the military authorities;

(j)the following goods brought into the customs territory of the Union directly from offshore installations operated by a person established in the customs territory of the Union:

(i)

goods which were incorporated in those offshore installations for the purposes of their construction, repair, maintenance or conversion;

(ii)

goods which were used to fit or equip the offshore installations;

(iii)

provisions used or consumed on the offshore installations;

(iv)

non-hazardous waste from the said offshore installations;

(k)goods entitled to relief pursuant to the Vienna Convention on diplomatic relations of 18 April 1961, the Vienna Convention on consular relations of 24 April 1963, other consular conventions or the New York Convention of 16 December 1969 on special missions;

(l)the following goods on board vessels and aircraft:

(i)

goods which have been supplied for incorporation as parts of or accessories in those vessels and aircraft;

(ii)

goods for the operation of the engines, machines and other equipment of those vessels or aircrafts;

(iii)

foodstuffs and other items to be consumed or sold on board;

[F3(m) goods brought into the customs territory of the Union from [F8the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands or] GibraltarF9...;]

(n)products of sea-fishing and other products taken from the sea outside the customs territory of the Union by [F10United Kingdom] fishing vessels;

(o)vessels, and the goods carried thereon, entering the territorial waters of [F11the United Kingdom] with the sole purpose of taking on board supplies without connecting to any of the port facilities;

(p)goods covered by ATA or CPD carnets provided they are not carried under a transport contract[F3;]

[F12(q ) waste from ships, under the condition that the advance waste notification as referred to in Article 6 of Directive (EU) 2019/883 has been made in the maritime National Single Window or through other reporting channels acceptable to the competent authorities including customs.]

[F32 . The lodging of an entry summary declaration shall be waived in respect of goods in postal consignmentsF13....]

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[F34. The lodging of an entry summary declaration shall be waived in respect of goods in a consignment the intrinsic value of which does not exceed [F15£19], provided that the customs authorities accept, with the agreement of the economic operator, to carry out a risk analysis using the information contained in, or provided by, the system used by the economic operatorF16....]

5.[F17The] lodging of an entry summary declaration shall be waived in respect of goods which F18... are in transit to or are brought into the customs territory of the Union from a place where, in relation to that territory, such a declaration was not required before exit day.

[F196.The lodging of an entry summary declaration shall be waived in respect of goods described in regulation 26(5) of the Customs (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.]

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Article 105U.K.Time-limits for lodging the entry summary declaration in case of transport by sea(Article 127(3) and (7) of the Code)

Where the goods are brought into the customs territory of the Union by sea, the entry summary declaration shall be lodged within the following time-limits:

(a)

for containerised cargo, other than where point (c) or point (d) applies, at the latest 24 hours before the goods are loaded onto the vessel on which they are to be brought into the customs territory of the Union;

(b)

for bulk or break bulk cargo, other than where point (c) or (d) applies, at the latest four hours before the arrival of the vessel at the first port of entry into the customs territory of the Union;

(c)

at the latest two hours before arrival of the vessel at the first port of entry into the customs territory of the Union in case of goods coming from any of the following:

(i)

[F20Ireland or Norway];

(ii)

the Faeroe Islands;

(iii)

Iceland;

(iv)

ports on the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, [F21the English Channel, or the Atlantic coast of Europe from the point where it meets the English Channel to and including the port of Algeciras];

(v)

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(d)

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[F3 Article 106U.K. Time limits for lodging the entry summary declaration in case of transport by air (Article 127(2)(b), (3),(6) and (7) of the Code)

1. Where the goods are brought into the customs territory of the Union by air, the full particulars of the entry summary declaration shall be lodged as soon as possible and in any case within the following time limits:

(a) for flights with a duration of less than four hours, at the latest by the time of the actual departure of the aircraft;

(b) for other flights, at the latest four hours before the arrival of the aircraft at the first airport in the customs territory of the Union.

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Article 107U.K.Time-limits for lodging the entry summary declaration in case of transport by rail(Article 127(3) and (7) of the Code)

Where the goods are brought into the customs territory of the Union by rail, the entry summary declaration shall be lodged within the following time-limits:

(a)

where the train voyage from the last train formation station located in a third country to the customs office of first entry takes less than two hours, at the latest one hour before arrival of the goods F28...;

(b)

in all other cases, at the latest two hours before the arrival of the goods F29....

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Article 108U.K.Time-limits for lodging the entry summary declaration in case of transport by road(Article 127(3) and (7) of the Code)

Where the goods are brought into the customs territory of the Union by road, the entry summary declaration shall be lodged at the latest one hour before the arrival of the goods F30....

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Article 109U.K.Time-limits for lodging the entry summary declaration in case of transport by inland waterways(Article 127(3) and (7) of the Code)

Where the goods are brought into the customs territory of the Union by inland waterways, the entry summary declaration shall be lodged at the latest two hours before arrival of the goods F31....

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Article 110U.K.Time-limits for lodging the entry summary declaration in case of combined transportation(Article 127(3) and (7) of the Code)

Where the goods are brought into the customs territory of the Union on a means of transport which is, itself, transported on an active means of transport, the time-limit for lodging the entry summary declaration shall be the time-limit applicable to the active means of transport.

Article 111U.K.Time-limits for lodging the entry summary declaration in case of force majeure(Article 127(3) and (7) of the Code)

The time-limits referred to in Articles 105 to 109 shall not apply in the case of force majeure.

F32Article 112U.K.Provision of particulars of the entry summary declaration by other persons in specific cases as regards transport by sea or inland waterways(Article 127(6) of the Code)

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F33Article 113U.K.Provision of particulars of the entry summary declaration by other persons in specific cases as regards transport by air(Article 127(6) of the Code)

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F34 Article 113a U.K. Provision of particulars of the entry summary declaration by other persons (Article 127 (6) of the Code)

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CHAPTER 2 U.K. Arrival of goods

[F35Article 114 U.K. Trade with special fiscal territories (Article 1(3) of the Code)

1. Member States shall apply Articles 115 to 118 of this Regulation and Articles 133 to 152 of the Code to Union goods which are brought from or to a special fiscal territory to or from another part of the customs territory of the Union which is not a special fiscal territory and is not located within the same Member State.

2. Where Union goods are dispatched from a special fiscal territory to another part of the customs territory of the Union, which is not a special fiscal territory, but which is located within the same Member State, they shall be presented to customs immediately upon their arrival at that other part of the customs territory of the Union. However, subject to the approval of the customs authority of the Member State concerned, the goods may be presented at the designated customs office or at any other place designated or approved by that customs authority before their departure from the special fiscal territory.

The goods shall be presented to customs by the person who brings the goods to the other part of the customs territory or by the person in whose name or on whose behalf the goods are brought to that part of the customs territory of the Union.

3. Where Union goods are dispatched from a part of the customs territory of the Union, which is not a special fiscal territory, to a special fiscal territory within the same Member State, they shall be presented to customs immediately upon their arrival at the special fiscal territory. However, subject to the approval of the customs authority of the Member State concerned, the goods may be presented at the designated customs office or any other place designated or approved by that customs authority before their departure from the place of dispatch.

The goods shall be presented by the person who brings the goods to the special fiscal territory or by the person in whose name or on whose behalf the goods are brought to the special fiscal territory.

4. Union goods referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 shall only be subject to the customs provisions in accordance with Article 134 of this Regulation.]

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[F35Article 115 U.K. Approval of a place for the presentation of goods to customs and temporary storage (Articles 139(1) and 147(1) of the Code)

1. A place other than the competent customs office may be approved for the purposes of the presentation of goods where the following conditions are fulfilled:

(a) the requirements laid down in Article 148(2) and (3) of the Code and in Article 117 of this Regulation are fulfilled;

(b) the goods are declared for a customs procedure or are re-exported no later than 3 days after their presentation or no later than 6 days after their presentation in the case of an authorised consignee as referred to in Article 233(4)(b) of the Code, unless the customs authorities require the goods to be examined in accordance with Article 140(2) of the Code.

Where the place is already authorised for the purpose of the operation of the temporary storage facilities that approval shall not be required.

2. A place other than a temporary storage facility may be approved for temporary storage of the goods where the following conditions are fulfilled:

(a) the requirements laid down in Article 148(2) and (3) of the Code and in Article 117 are fulfilled;

(b) the goods are declared for a customs procedure or are re-exported no later than 3 days after their presentation or no later than 6 days after their presentation in the case of an authorised consignee referred to in Article 233(4)(b) of the Code, unless the customs authorities require the goods to be examined in accordance with Article 140(2) of the Code.]

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Article 116U.K.Records(Article 148(4) of the Code)

1.The records referred to in Article 148(4) of the Code shall contain the following information and particulars:

(a)reference to the relevant temporary storage declaration for the goods stored and reference to the corresponding end of temporary storage;

(b)the date and particulars identifying the customs documents concerning the goods stored and any other documents relating to the temporary storage of the goods;

(c)particulars, identifying numbers, number and kind of packages, the quantity and usual commercial or technical description of the goods and, where relevant, the identification marks of the container necessary to identify the goods;

(d)location of goods and particulars of any movement of goods;

(e)customs status of goods;

(f)particulars of forms of handling referred to in Article 147(2) of the Code;

(g)concerning the movement of goods in temporary storage between temporary storage facilities located in different Member States, the particulars about the arrival of the goods at the temporary storage facilities of destination.

Where the records are not part of the main accounts for customs purposes, the records shall refer to the main accounts for customs purposes.

2.The customs authorities may waive the requirement for some of the information referred to in paragraph 1 where this does not adversely affect the customs supervision and controls of the goods. However, in the case of movement of goods between temporary storage facilities, this waiver shall not be applicable

Article 117U.K.Retail sale(Article 148(1) of the Code)

Authorisations for the operation of temporary storage facilities referred to in Article 148 of the Code shall be granted on the following conditions:

(a)

the temporary storage facilities are not used for the purpose of retail sale;

(b)

where the goods stored present a danger or are likely to spoil other goods or require special facilities for other reasons, the temporary storage facilities are specially equipped to store them;

(c)

the temporary storage facilities are exclusively operated by the holder of the authorisation.

Article 118U.K.Other cases of movement of goods in temporary storage(Article 148(5)(c) of the Code)

In accordance with Article 148(5)(c) of the Code, the customs authorities may authorise the movement of goods in temporary storage between different temporary storage facilities covered by different authorisations to operate temporary storage facilities provided the holders of those authorisations are AEOC.