On this page, you will find information regarding Brexit Customs guidelines:
Irish Sea
The governments on both sides of the Irish Sea have developed customs models that are designed to preserve, as far as possible, the free flow of fast moving RoRo traffic through ports.
UK: All Irish Sea routes to/from UK operate under the UK’s ‘Pre-Lodgement’ customs model.
Republic of Ireland: Dublin and Rosslare ports operate under the ‘Pre-Boarding Notification’ rules within the Republic of Ireland ‘Customs Roll-on Roll-off Service’.
The core requirement under both of these models is that all applicable declarations – export and import, including safety and security – will need to be completed prior to check in at the port of departure, without exception.
These models each generate a single ‘envelope ID’ reference number that will be used at check in to validate that all declarations have been completed.
Ferry bookings will need to be updated with the Goods Movement Reference number (GMR) from the UK Goods Vehicle Movement Service (GVMS), and the ROI Pre-Boarding Notification reference number (PBN) from the Customs Roll-On Roll-Off Service – as appropriate, according to shipping route – before check in can take place. Without the relevant references against a booking, you will not be able to check in or enter the port / drop a trailer.
North Sea
The Netherlands: Customs processes at Hoek van Holland and Rotterdam are already handled via the Portbase port community system. Further information is available here& here
UK: The customs model for Stena Line’s services through Great Britain ports on the North Sea (Harwich, Killingholme and Immingham) is a mixed model based on Temporary Storage import process via the Destin8 inventory system, OR Pre-Lodged import declarations via GVMS, for unaccompanied imports and with Pre-Lodged import declarations for all driver accompanied and transit movements via GVMS (through Destin8). All export movements will be controlled via Destin8.