What you must do when showing up in the UK
When you bring personal possessions to the UK, you will generally not require to stop or talk to a custom-mades officer.
You can stroll through a custom-mades manage point (generally a green channel significant ‘nothing to declare’), unless you show up with any of the following:
- an animal
- forbade or limited items
- £10,000 or more in money (or the comparable in another currency)
There is no worth limitation on products you bring into the UK.
If you show up in a personal vehicle
You will not require to sign up or tax your vehicle in the UK if all of the following use:
- you have actually gotten here in the UK and are originating from Ukraine
- the vehicle is signed up and taxed in its home nation
- you just utilize the vehicle in the UK for no greater than 6 months
When going into the UK, you can drive past a custom-mades manage point (generally a green channel significant ‘nothing to declare’) without talking to a custom-mades officer.
If your vehicle will remain in the UK for more than 6 months
You can either:
You need to still sign up and tax your vehicle with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) if you end up being resident or remain longer than 6 months.
If you show up with an animal
What you need to do to bring your animal to the UK from Ukraine.
If you show up with restricted or limited products
You need to go to the red point or into the red channel at the port or airport and talk to a custom-mades officer if you have any of the following:
- regulated drugs
- offending weapons, for instance flick knives
- self-defence sprays, for instance pepper spray and CS gas
- threatened animal and plant types
- rough diamonds — you can generate products of jewellery for personal usage
- indecent and profane products, such as books, publications, movies and DVDs
- personal imports of meat and dairy items
- guns, dynamites and ammo — you require an unique licence to bring these products into the UK
If you show up with money
If you show up in the UK with £10,000 or more in money (or €10,000 or more if you’re concerning Northern Ireland) or the comparable in other currencies, you need to inform a custom-mades officer when you show up.
You do not require to:
- do anything if you generate money under £10,000 (or comparable)
- pay tax or responsibility on money brought into the UK
Last upgraded 25 October 2022
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If you have actually a license released by the Home Office permitting you to remain longer than 6 months, you can make an application for your vehicle to remain longer without paying import tasks. Otherwise, you can pick to make an application for transfer of residence relief.
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A link to assistance on what you need to do to bring an animal into the UK from Ukraine has actually been included.
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If you show up in the UK with £10,000 or more in money (or €10,000 or more if you’re concerning Northern Ireland) or the comparable in other currencies, you need to inform a custom-mades officer when you show up.
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A link to inspect the legal commitments of drivers and riders in the UK has actually been included.
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Ukrainian translation included.
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Information describing how to sign up for updates has actually been included.
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You must now push alternative 2 when telephoning HMRC about bringing an animal to the UK as a Ukrainian refugee.
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