List of ports using the Goods Vehicle Movement Service
Find out which locations are using the Goods Vehicle Movement Service.
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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,(SeaCargoifonly)the carrier is SeaCargoBelfastBelfast,(StenaifLinetheonly)carrier is Stena LineDoverDover,(Irishif the carrier is Irish Ferries, P&OandorDFDS)DFDS- Eurotunnel
FishguardFishguard,(StenaifLinetheonly)carrier is Stena LineFelixstoweFelixstowe,(DFDSifonly)the carrier is DFDSHarwichHarwich,(StenaifLinetheonly)carrier is Stena LineHeyshamHeysham,(StenaifLine,theSeatrucks)carrier is Stena Line or SeatrucksHolyheadHolyhead,(IrishifFerries,the carrier is Irish Ferries or StenaLine)LineHullHull,(P&Oifonly)the carrier is P&OImminghamImmingham,(DFDS,ifSeaCargo,the carrier is DFDS, SeaCargo or StenaLine)LineKillingholmeKillingholme,(Stenaif the carrier is Stena Line,CLdN,CLdNDFDS)or DFDSLarneLarne,(P&Oifonly)the carrier is P&OLiverpoolLiverpool,(P&O,if the carrier is P&O, Stena,Seatruck,SeatruckCLdN)or CLdNNewhavenNewhaven,(DFDSifonly)the carrier is DFDSPembrokePembroke,(IrishifFerriestheonly)carrier is Irish FerriesPoolePoole,(BrittanyifFerriestheonly)carrier is Brittany Ferries- Port of
TyneTyne,(DFDSifonly)the carrier is DFDS - Port of Loch
RyanRyan,(StenaifLinetheonly)carrier is Stena Line - Port of
CairnryanCairnryan,(P&Oifonly)the carrier is P&O PortsmouthPortsmouth,(BrittanyifFerries,theCondor)carrier is Brittany Ferries or CondorPurfleetPurfleet,(CLdNifonly)the carrier is CLdNSheernessSheerness,(DFDSifonly)the carrier is DFDSTeesportTeesport,(P&Oifonly)the carrier is P&O- Tilbury
22,(P&Oifonly)the carrier is P&O WarrenpointWarrenpoint,(Seatrucksifonly)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.
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The list of locations where you must use the Goods Vehicle Movement Service for some carriers has been updated to include CLdN for Teesport.
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Plymouth, Poole and Portsmouth support pre-lodged customs controls for movements out of Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) from 29 August 2022.
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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.
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Aberdeen has been added to the list of locations providing Offices of Transit digitally and the entry for Immingham has been updated.
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Sheerness has been added to the list of locations providing Offices of Transit digitally.
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The entry for Hull on the list of locations providing Offices of Transit digitally has been updated.
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Updated list of locations providing Offices of Transit digitally.
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Updated list of locations providing Offices of Transit digitally.
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First published.
Update history
2024-02-12 12:30
Entries for Birkenhead have been added. Entries for Immingham and Liverpool have been amended.
2024-01-25 14:53
Fishguard, Heysham, Holyhead and Pembroke have been added to the list of locations where you will always need to use the Goods Vehicle Movement Service when moving goods into Great Britain from outside the UK (from 31 January 2024).
2023-10-12 00:15
‘Manchester Ship Canal, if the carrier is Suardiaz’ has been added to the ‘Locations where you must use the Goods Vehicle Movement Service for some carriers’ and ‘Locations where the export declaration must be submitted as ‘pre-lodged’’ sections.
2023-08-21 10:45
Addition of DFDS as a carrier for Tilbury 2 port. Removal of Sheerness port from all sections.
2023-04-17 15:13
The list of locations where you must use the Goods Vehicle Movement Service for some carriers has been updated to include CLdN for Teesport.
2022-08-29 00:15
Plymouth, Poole and Portsmouth support pre-lodged customs controls for movements out of Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) from 29 August 2022.
2021-12-15 15:09
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.
2021-09-29 12:58
Aberdeen has been added to the list of locations providing Offices of Transit digitally and the entry for Immingham has been updated.
2021-06-01 00:15
Updated list of locations providing Offices of Transit digitally.