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List of ports using the Goods Vehicle Movement Service

Find out which locations are using the Goods Vehicle Movement Service.

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  • WarrenpointWarrenpoint, (Seatruck,if Cronusthe carrier allis RoRoCronus movements)or Seatruck

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    • LiverpoolHull, (CLdNif only)the carrier is P&O
    • NewhavenImmingham, (DFDSif onlythe carrier allis RoRoDFDS movements)or Stena Line
    • PlymouthKillingholme, (Brittanyif Ferriesthe onlycarrier is allStena RoRoLine, movements)CLdN or DFDS
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    • PortsmouthPoole, (Brittanyif Ferriesthe onlycarrier is allBrittany RoRo movements)Ferries
    • PurfleetPortsmouth, (CLdNif the allcarrier RoRois movements)Brittany Ferries
    • SheernessPurfleet, (DFDSif onlythe carrier allis RoRo movements)CLdN
    • TeesportTeesport, (P&Oif onlythe carrier allis RoRoP&O movements)or CLdN
    • Tilbury 22, (P&Oif onlythe carrier allis RoRo movements)P&O

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  • Pembrokeone (Irishof Ferriesthe onlyfollowing specified allcarriers for RoRo movements)
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    • PooleNewhaven, (Brittanyif Ferriesthe onlycarrier is all RoRo movements)DFDS
    • PortsmouthPlymouth, (Brittanyif Ferriesthe onlycarrier is allBrittany RoRo movements)Ferries
    • SheernessPoole, (DFDSif onlythe carrier allis RoRoBrittany movements)Ferries

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Locations providing Offices of Transit digitally

The border locations using the Goods Vehicle Movement Service to support Offices of Transit are:

  • AberdeenAberdeen, (SeaCargoif only)the carrier is SeaCargo
  • BelfastBelfast, (Stenaif Linethe only)carrier is Stena Line
  • DoverDover, (Irishif the carrier is Irish Ferries, P&O andor DFDS)DFDS
  • Eurotunnel
  • FishguardFishguard, (Stenaif Linethe only)carrier is Stena Line
  • FelixstoweFelixstowe, (DFDSif only)the carrier is DFDS
  • HarwichHarwich, (Stenaif Linethe only)carrier is Stena Line
  • HeyshamHeysham, (Stenaif Line,the Seatrucks)carrier is Stena Line or Seatrucks
  • HolyheadHolyhead, (Irishif Ferries,the carrier is Irish Ferries or Stena Line)Line
  • HullHull, (P&Oif only)the carrier is P&O
  • ImminghamImmingham, (DFDS,if SeaCargo,the carrier is DFDS, SeaCargo or Stena Line)Line
  • KillingholmeKillingholme, (Stenaif the carrier is Stena Line, CLdN,CLdN DFDS)or DFDS
  • LarneLarne, (P&Oif only)the carrier is P&O
  • LiverpoolLiverpool, (P&O,if the carrier is P&O, Stena, Seatruck,Seatruck CLdN)or CLdN
  • NewhavenNewhaven, (DFDSif only)the carrier is DFDS
  • PembrokePembroke, (Irishif Ferriesthe only)carrier is Irish Ferries
  • PoolePoole, (Brittanyif Ferriesthe only)carrier is Brittany Ferries
  • Port of TyneTyne, (DFDSif only)the carrier is DFDS
  • Port of Loch RyanRyan, (Stenaif Linethe only)carrier is Stena Line
  • Port of CairnryanCairnryan, (P&Oif only)the carrier is P&O
  • PortsmouthPortsmouth, (Brittanyif Ferries,the Condor)carrier is Brittany Ferries or Condor
  • PurfleetPurfleet, (CLdNif only)the carrier is CLdN
  • SheernessSheerness, (DFDSif only)the carrier is DFDS
  • TeesportTeesport, (P&Oif only)the carrier is P&O
  • Tilbury 22, (P&Oif only)the carrier is P&O
  • WarrenpointWarrenpoint, (Seatrucksif only)the carrier is Seatruck

Locations of Common Transit UK offices

Find out the UK locations of Common Transit UK offices, including Offices of Transit, Destination and Departure.

Published 11 December 2020
Last updated 2917 AugustApril 20222023 + show all updates
  1. The list of locations where you must use the Goods Vehicle Movement Service for some carriers has been updated to include CLdN for Teesport.

  2. Plymouth, Poole and Portsmouth support pre-lodged customs controls for movements out of Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) from 29 August 2022.

  3. From 1 January 2022, the border locations using the Goods Vehicle Movement Service to support pre-lodged customs controls in Northern Ireland, the locations supporting pre-lodged customs controls for movements into Great Britain, the locations supporting pre-lodged customs controls for movements out of Great Britain, and the border locations using the Goods Vehicle Movement Service to support Offices of Transit have all been updated.

  4. Aberdeen has been added to the list of locations providing Offices of Transit digitally and the entry for Immingham has been updated.

  5. Sheerness has been added to the list of locations providing Offices of Transit digitally.

  6. The entry for Hull on the list of locations providing Offices of Transit digitally has been updated.

  7. Updated list of locations providing Offices of Transit digitally.

  8. Updated list of locations providing Offices of Transit digitally.

  9. First published.