Customs, VAT and excise UK transition legislation from 1 January 2021
This collection brings together customs, VAT and excise EU Exit legislation and notices that have the force of law applicable to UK transition.
These pages bring together legislation and related documents introduced to make changes required as a result of the UK’s exit from the EU.
Primary legislation
Customs and Excise Management Act 1979
Taxation (Cross Border Trade) Act 2018
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
Taxation (Post-transition Period) Act 2020
Impact assessments
HMRC impact assessment for the movement of goods if the UK leaves the EU without a deal
HMRC impact assessment for VAT and services if the UK leaves the EU without a deal
Tax information and impact notes
Tax information and impact notes
Statutory Instruments
Customs
SI 2026/605 — The Customs (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2026
SI 2026/604 — The Customs (Safety and Security Procedures) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
SI 2026/393 — The Customs (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
SI 2025/745 — The Customs (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2025
SI 2025/20 — The Customs (Safety and Security Procedures) Regulations 2025
SI 2024/1265 — The Customs (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) Regulations 2024
SI 2024/672 — The Customs (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2024
SI 2024/194 — The Customs (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024
SI 2024/12 — The Taxation (Cross-border Trade) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024
SI 2024/9 — The Ship’s Report, Importation and Exportation by Sea (Amendment) Regulations 2024
SI 2023/1202 — The Customs (Aerodromes and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/1011 — The Customs (Safety and Security Procedures) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/958 — The Customs (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/811 — The Customs (Import Duty) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/569 — The Customs (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023
SI 2022/1312 — The Customs (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2022
SI 2022/628 — The Customs (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022
SI 2022/109 — The Customs (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022
SI 2021/1374 — The Statistics of Trade (Customs and Excise) (Modification) Regulations 2021
SI 2021/1445 — The Customs Safety and Security Procedures (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2021
SI 2021/1205 — The Customs (Import and Export Declarations By Conduct) (Amendment) Regulations 2021
SI 2021/1156 — The Free Zones (Customs, Excise and Value Added Tax) Regulations 2021
SI 2021/1011 — The Customs (Safety and Security Procedures) Regulations 2021
SI 2021/695 — The Customs (Declarations Modification) Regulations 2021
SI 2021/778 — The Customs Safety and Security Procedures (EU Exit) Regulations 2021
SI 2021/478 — The Customs (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2021
SI 2020/1629 — The Customs (Modification and Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
SI 2020/1552 — The Customs (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
SI 2020/1605 — The Customs (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
SI 2020/1491 — The Customs Transit Procedures (Amendment, etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
SI 2020/1613 — The Customs Safety and Security Procedures (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
SI 2020/1449 — The Customs (Transitional) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
SI 2020/1088 — The Customs (Transitional Arrangements) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
SI 2020/1234 — The Customs (Declarations) (Amendment and Modification) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
SI 2020/1417 — The Channel Tunnel (Customs and Excise) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Order 2020
SI 2019/1219 — The Customs Safety and Security Procedures (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019
SI 2019/712 — The Cash Controls (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
SI 2019/715 — The Customs Safety and Security Procedures (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
SI 2019/121 — The Customs Safety and Security (Penalty) Regulations 2019
SI 2019/487 — The Customs (Managed Transition Procedure) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
SI 2019/385 — The Customs (Crown Dependencies Customs Union) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
SI 2019/148 — The Customs (Contravention of a Relevant Rule) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
SI 2019/140 — The Customs (Consequential Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
SI 2019/113 — The Customs (Records) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
SI 2019/108 — The Customs (Export) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
SI 2019/47 — The Statistics of Trade (Amendment etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
SI 2018/1260 — The Customs (Contravention of a Relevant Rule) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
SI 2018/1258 — The Customs Transit Procedures (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
SI 2018/1249 — The Customs (Special Procedures and Outward Processing) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
SI 2018/1248 — The Customs (Import Duty) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
The Statistics of Trade (Amendment etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
VAT
SI 2021/1164 — The Value Added Tax (Distance Selling and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2021
SI 2021/715 — The Value Added Tax (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021
SI 2021/714 — The Value Added Tax (Miscellaneous Amendments and Repeals) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021
SI 2020/1546 — The Value Added Tax (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
SI 2020/1412 — The Travellers’ Allowances and Miscellaneous Provisions (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
SI 2019/73 — The Value Added Tax (Tour Operators) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Excise
The Excise Duties (Transitional and Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
SI 2019/1216 — The Excise Duties (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) (No. 4) Regulations 2019
SI 2019/474 — The Excise Duties (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) (No. 3) Regulations 2019
SI 2019/15 — The Excise Duties (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019
SI 2019/14 — The Excise Duties (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Tariffs
SI 2020/1430 — The Customs Tariff (Establishment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
SI 2020/1432 — The Customs (Tariff Quotas) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
SI 2020/1433 — The Customs (Origin of Chargeable Goods) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
SI 2020/1435 — The Customs Tariff (Suspension of Import Duty Rates) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
SI 2020/1437 — The Customs (Import Duty Variation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
SI 2020/1438 — The Trade Preference Scheme (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
SI 2020/1457 — The Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
SI 2021/380 — The Customs (Tariff etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2021
SI 2021/520 — The Customs Tariff (Establishment) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2021
SI 2021/661 — The Customs Tariff (Establishment) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021
SI 2021/870 — The Customs (Tariff etc.) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021
SI 2021/1489 — The Customs (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021
SI 2022/615 The Customs (Amendments and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2022
SI 2022/613 The Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
SI 2022/980 The Customs (Tariff Quotas) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
SI 2022/981 The Customs (Tariff and Reliefs) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022
SI 2022 / 1301 The Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022
SI 2022/1283 The Customs (Tariff Quotas) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022
SI 2023/561 The Trade Preference Scheme (Developing Countries Trading Scheme) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/774 The Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/1192 The Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/1339 The Customs Tariff (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/1436 The Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
SI 2024/303 The Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
SI 2024/406 The Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024
The Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2024
The Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) Regulations 2024
The Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2024
The Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2025
The Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments (No. 2) Regulations 2025
The Customs (Preferential Trade Arrangements and Tariff Quotas) (US) (Amendment) Regulations 2025
The Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No.3) Regulations 2025
The Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements) (Amendment) Regulations 2025
The Customs Tariff (Establishment) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2025
The Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2025
The Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2026
The Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2026
The Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) Regulations 2026
The Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026
The Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 5) Regulations 2026
The Customs Tariff (Suspension of Import Duty Rates) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
The Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 6) Regulations 2026
Reference documents
Tariffs
Reference Documents for The Customs (Import Duty Variation) Regulations 2021
Reference Documents for The Customs Tariff (Establishment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
Reference Documents for The Customs (Tariff Quotas) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
Reference Documents for The Customs (Origin of Chargeable Goods) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
Other
List of sensitive goods when declaring to inward or outward processing
Reference document for The Free Zones (Customs, Excise and Value Added Tax) Regulations 2021
List of goods applicable to oral and by conduct declarations
Reference Document for Temporary Admission: Eligible Goods and Conditions for Relief
Reference Document for Northern Ireland Personal Property Relief
Reference document for authorised use: eligible goods and authorised uses