Guidance and regulation

Get a goods movement reference to move goods through locations which use the Goods Vehicle Movement Service.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 28 March 2023

What you need to know about crossing the UK border and visiting the UK.

• From: Department for Culture, Media and Sport and 5 others
• Updated: 27 May 2022

How to provide evidence of your UK residence if we can’t confirm this through an automated check of UK tax and some benefits records.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 20 September 2022

Use IPAFFS to notify enforcement authorities about imports to Great Britain.

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
• Updated: 22 April 2022

If you’re travelling abroad, it's important to take out appropriate travel insurance before you go.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Updated: 3 December 2021

If you move goods through a border location in the UK that uses the Goods Vehicle Movement Service you'll need to register for the service to get your goods through customs.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 17 December 2021

What UK drivers need to do to drive when visiting the EU

• From: Department for Transport and 2 others
• Updated: 28 September 2021

The UK has introduced a points-based immigration system.

• From: Home Office and 1 others
• Updated: 8 March 2022

Driving licence exchange and rules for drivers living in the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland.

• From: Department for Transport and 1 others
• Updated: 27 March 2023

Current expected processing times for applications to the EU Settlement Scheme.

• From: Home Office and 1 others
• Updated: 22 May 2020

What you need to do to place a medical device on the Great Britain, Northern Ireland and European Union (EU) markets.

• From: Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
• Updated: 1 January 2022

Check if you should pay National Insurance in the UK or social security contributions in the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, or Switzerland. 

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 9 December 2022

How to get state healthcare when you’re on holiday or travelling to Spain.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care and 1 others
• Updated: 2 September 2021

Immigration staff guidance on applications under the EU Settlement Scheme.

• From: Home Office and 1 others
• Updated: 17 February 2023

Find out how you can hire a person or business to deal with customs for you.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 8 June 2022

Information for EU citizens and their families applying to the EU Settlement Scheme.

• From: Home Office and 1 others
• Updated: 1 November 2019

You can provide evidence of your UK residence using your National Insurance number when you apply to the EU Settlement Scheme.

• From: Home Office
• Updated: 2 March 2022

Advice and guidance for healthcare practitioners on the health needs of migrant patients.

• From: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities
• Updated: 14 July 2022

How sellers deal with VAT for goods from overseas that they sell direct to customers in the UK.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 13 May 2022

This guidance explains the rights of UK nationals in the EU, the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland to benefits and pensions.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 1 November 2021