Guidance

Locations you need to submit an ‘arrived’ export declaration before moving goods

Find out which locations you need to submit an ‘arrived’ export declaration at before moving goods and where to take the goods if they need to be checked.

You must submit your export declaration as ‘arrived’ before your goods start their journey if they’re leaving from certain locations.

Submitting your export declaration as ‘arrived’ means you are digitally ‘presenting’ your goods to customs. You must submit the declaration before the goods start their journey to the border location.

If the goods are selected for inspection, you will need to attend either the port’s customs checking facility or an inland border facility, depending on which location you are leaving from.

If your arrived export declaration requires an inspection or endorsement at an inland border facility (for example, Dover, Eurotunnel or Holyhead) complete the goods movement reference before attending.

Locations where you must submit an export declaration as ‘arrived’ before moving goods

Cheriton Channel Tunnel Terminal at Folkestone

Eurotunnel Le Shuttle
UK Terminal
Ashford Road
Folkestone
CT18 8XX

Dover

Eastern Docks (excluding Dover Cargo Terminal and Eastern Arm)
Dover
Kent
CT17 9BU

Fishguard

Fishguard Harbour
Dyfed
Pembrokeshire
SA64 0BU

Holyhead

Port of Holyhead
Stena House
Holyhead
Anglesey
LL65 1DQ

Heysham

Berths 1 to 3 only
Heysham Port
Heysham
Lancashire
LA3 2XF

Liverpool

North Brocklebank and East Langton Berth, Gladstone Berth, Twelve Quays Terminal Birkenhead only
Port of Liverpool
Maritime Centre
Liverpool
Merseyside
L21 1LA

Pembroke

Pembroke Dock Ferry Terminal
Freight Entrance
The Dockyard
Pembroke Dock
SA72 6TW

How to submit your export declaration as ‘arrived’

Find out how to complete your export declaration if you’re using either:

Locations where your goods will be checked

After you submit your declaration, you may receive a message letting you know your goods have been selected for a check.

The driver transporting your goods will need to attend either the port’s customs checking facility or an inland border facility.

You’ll need to make your goods and any accompanying documentation available for inspection. Where required, the driver must get relevant documentation for the goods stamped by Border Force.

Where to take your goods

Dover

If your goods are leaving from Dover, the driver transporting your goods should attend one of the following inland border facilities:

Sevington
Mersham
Ashford
TN25 6GE

Dover Western Docks
Lord Warden Square
Dover
CT17 9DN

Stop 24
Folkestone Services
Junction 11 M20
Hythe
CT21 4BL

Eurotunnel

If your goods are leaving from the Eurotunnel, the driver transporting your goods should attend one of the following inland border facilities:

Sevington
Mersham
Ashford
TN25 6GE

Stop 24
Folkestone Services
Junction 11 M20
Hythe
CT21 4BL

Fishguard

If your goods are leaving from Fishguard, the driver transporting your goods should attend the port’s designated customs facility at:

Fishguard Harbour
Dyfed
Pembrokeshire
SA64 0BU

Heysham

If your goods are leaving from Heysham, the driver transporting your goods should attend the port’s designated customs facility at:

Heysham Port Limited
Heysham
Lancashire
LA3 2XF

Holyhead

If your goods are leaving from Holyhead, the driver transporting your goods should attend the following inland border facility:

Holyhead Interim Inland Border Facility Service
Parc Cybi
A55 Junction 2
Holyhead
LL65 2YQ

Liverpool

If your goods are leaving from Liverpool, the driver transporting your goods should attend one of the port’s designated customs facility at either:

Shed 1
Royal Seaforth Container Terminal
Port of Liverpool
Seaforth
L21 1LA

Shed 2
Royal Seaforth Container Terminal
Port of Liverpool
Seaforth
L21 1LA

Pembroke

If your goods are leaving from Pembroke, the driver transporting your goods should attend the port’s designated customs facility at:

Pembroke Dock Ferry Terminal
Freight Entrance, The Dockyard
Pembroke Dock
SA72 6TW

Get more information

Find out more about attending an inland border facility.

Published 15 December 2021
Last updated 28 March 2023 + show all updates
  1. Information about moving goods under Carnets, paper Single Administrative Document (SADs) has been updated to support an update to the Goods Vehicle Movement Service, and guidance about the Common Transit Convention has been updated to make it clear you should not add associated import declarations to a goods movements reference.

  2. First published.