Guidance

Travelling to the UK

This leaflet tells you about going through Customs when entering the UK.

From:
Border Force
Published
29 April 2013
Last updated
14 May 2025 — See all updates

Documents

UK customs information: England, Scotland and Wales (accessible version)

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UK customs information: Northern Ireland (accessible version)

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UK customs information leaflet

PDF, 168 KB, 24 pages

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This leaflet outlines what you are allowed and not allowed to bring into the UK through Customs.

Updates to this page

Published 29 April 2013
Last updated 14 May 2025 show all updates

  1. Updated email address and address and added a pdf version to print.

  2. Updated section 4 of the guidance for England, Scotland and Wales on alcohol allowance to include cider.

  3. Added a customs leaflet for UK.

  4. Updated the merchandise in baggage threshold and updated the fraud hotline phoneline hours.

  5. UK customs information: Northern Ireland (accessible version) added.

  6. Updated the guidance.

  7. Updated guidance.

  8. First published.

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