On Jun. 25, UK Treasury introduced amendments to customs rules.
UK Treasury issued Customs (miscellaneous amendments) regulations 2025 (StIn 2025/745); makes changes to rules that apply when goods are imported or exported.
Follows UK HMRC Apr. 2025 issued response on post and parcel exports, see #252649.
Amendments
Changes how goods are declared to HMRC for customs purposes in certain situations.
Incl simplifications/other changes that apply where goods are declared for export, or imported goods declared for temporary admission procedure or transit procedure.
New authorization scheme for certain foreign postal operators providing services in Great Britain that will allow them to continue to access declaration simplifications when they carry postal items out of the UK from GB, while ensuring appropriate control.
Reduces customs info for items of correspondence brought to or taken out of UK.
Elsewhere, the instrument permits certain imported goods to be kept in GB under temporary admission arrangements for longer periods than is currently possible.
Also ensures that HMRC powers to examine goods in Northern Ireland, for example where this is necessary to check a declaration, are aligned across the UK.
Regulations
This instrument contains various amendments to customs secondary legislation made under the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 (c. 22) (TCTA), and amendments to the Postal Packets (Revenue and Customs) Regulations 2011 (StIn 2011/3036).
Also, the Customs (contravention of a relevant rule) regulations 2003 (StIn 2003/3113) and Customs (import duty) (EU exit) regulations 2018 (StIn 2018/1248).
