HMRC has published new guidance on customs declarations for goods sent from or brought into Great Britain and Northern Ireland from 1 January 2021 after the end of the Brexit transition period.
Goods sent from Great Britain and Northern Ireland:
| Goods sent from GB | to NI | no declaration required for any goods |
| to EU and outside EU | declaration required along with an exit summary if not included in the declaration | |
| Goods sent from NI | to GB | declarations not required for most goods |
| to EU | no declaration required | |
| to outside EU | declaration required along with an exit summary if not included in the declaration |
Goods brought into Great Britain and Northern Ireland:
| Goods brought into GB | from NI | no declaration required for most goods |
| from EU | – businesses should check if the goods are controlled or not – for controlled goods, a declaration will need to be made when the goods arrive – for goods that are not controlled, previously published guidance on the delay in declaring goods brought in from the EU from 1 January 2021 should be followed | |
| from outside EU | an entry summary declaration will need to be submitted before the goods arrive, along with a declaration when the goods arrive | |
| Goods brought into Northern Ireland | from GB or outside EU | an entry summary declaration will need to be submitted before the goods arrive, along with a declaration when the goods arrive |
| from EU | declarations not needed for any goods |
HMRC has published new guidance on customs declarations for goods sent from or brought into Great Britain and Northern Ireland from 1 January 2021 after the end of the Brexit transition period.
Goods sent from Great Britain and Northern Ireland:
| Goods sent from GB | to NI | no declaration required for any goods |
| to EU and outside EU | declaration required along with an exit summary if not included in the declaration | |
| Goods sent from NI | to GB | declarations not required for most goods |
| to EU | no declaration required | |
| to outside EU | declaration required along with an exit summary if not included in the declaration |
Goods brought into Great Britain and Northern Ireland:
| Goods brought into GB | from NI | no declaration required for most goods |
| from EU | – businesses should check if the goods are controlled or not – for controlled goods, a declaration will need to be made when the goods arrive – for goods that are not controlled, previously published guidance on the delay in declaring goods brought in from the EU from 1 January 2021 should be followed | |
| from outside EU | an entry summary declaration will need to be submitted before the goods arrive, along with a declaration when the goods arrive | |
| Goods brought into Northern Ireland | from GB or outside EU | an entry summary declaration will need to be submitted before the goods arrive, along with a declaration when the goods arrive |
| from EU | declarations not needed for any goods |






