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Businesses, get prepared for Brexit

In case of withdrawal without agreement of the United Kingdom from the European Union, the border between France and the United Kingdom will be restored. Therefore, you will have to carry out customs formalities at import and export (documentary controls, controls of goods, payment of duties and taxes).

French Customs and its partners have anticipated those formalities and controls in order to ensure the continuity and fluidity of trade between France and the United Kingdom. Now, you also have to anticipate the end of the free movement of goods. The control of your delivery delays, your costs, your international competitiveness depend on your preparation

Video about the Trade and cooperation agreement

• Brexit​ - Trade and cooperation agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom

Preparing for Brexit

• Preparing for Brexit - French customs guidelines [PDF UK] 

GVMS guide (2nd edition)

• For Hauliers, Carriers, Intermediaries and Border Locations [PDF UK]
• This guide is designed to provide additional detail to supplement gov.uk guidance.It brings together the key aspects of using the Goods Vehicle Movement Service to move goods between Great Britain and the EU and is not intended to replace any guidance on gov.uk.

Notes to operators

ICS Procedures

• Memorandum to operators - Brexit - ICS Procedures

Transit and TIR management methods as part of the Smart Border for import and export flow

• Memorandum to operators - Brexit - Transit and TIR management methods

Rules concerning offices en route as part of Brexit common transit operations

• Memorandum to operators - Rules concerning offices of transit as part of Brexit common transit operations

Movement of reusable pallets (EU and non-EU)

• Memorandum to operators - Movement of reusable pallets (EU and non-EU)

Circulation of EU and third country reusable packaging and it's annex 71-01

• Memorandum to operators - Free circulation of EU and third country reusable packaging
• Memorandum to operators - Model of Annex 71-01

EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement

• Memorandum to operators - EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement

Health and customs treatment of SPS goods (veterinary and phytosanitary) for Brexit

• Memorandum to operators - Health and customs treatment of SPS goods

Smart border

• Memorandum to operators - The smart border
• Appendix 1 - Smart border IT architecture
• Appendix 2 - Smart border process diagram
• Appendix 3 - Import and export pairing synopsis

Fallback procedures in the framework of the smart border

• Factsheet no. 1: Fallback procedure for SI Brexit (entry)
  Safety-security, clearance and transit formalities
• Factsheet no. 2: Fallback procedure in common transit as part of the SI Brexit (entry)
  NCTS failure prior to filing the common transit declaration
• Factsheet no. 3: Fallback procedure in common transit as part of the SI Brexit (entry)
  Delta T failure after filing the common transit declaration
• Factsheet no. 8: Fallback procedure for exports as part of Brexit
  Delta G + ECS + SI Brexit + Delta T
• Factsheet no. 9: ICS fallback procedure as part of the Smart Border

Inform yourself and ask questions:

• Throughout dedicated adresses:
  • a customs  unique contact point: brexit@douane.finances.gouv.fr
  • a unique contact for the Directorate general for Entreprises: brexit.entreprises@finances.gouv.fr
  • French customs call centre (Infos Douane Services, IDS): ids@douane.finances.gouv.fr/ +33 1 72 40 78 50
• During information meetings organised all around France with customs experts:
  • find here the calendar : agenda of the customs-business meetings.

Carry out your impact assessment. French services including French Customs can help you.

Ask questions to the Customs Business Consulting Unit.

Exchange with your instructing participants

Carriers, forwarders, clients, suppliers, subcontractors, etc., and make sure to exchange all necessary information.

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Keep the control on your customs formalities and read the French Customs guidelines to get prepared to Brexit.