Regulation 39A Mandatory advance declarations by qualifying travellers: other chargeable goodsF1

Subject to paragraph (3), this regulation applies in respect of goods other than personal gifts or non-commercial goods imported by an individual who is a qualifying traveller contained within the individual's accompanied baggage or carried by a small vehicle driven by the individual, or in which the individual is a passenger, where—

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This regulation does not apply if a Customs declaration may be made, or is deemed as made, in respect of the goods under—

A Customs declaration must be made in respect of the goods F6before the goods are imported .

The customs declaration is treated as withdrawn if the goods are not presented to Customs on import within the time specified in a notice published by HMRC.

HMRC must publish a notice for the purposes of paragraph (4A).

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When required to do so by an HMRC officer, the qualifying traveller must produce evidence of compliance with paragraph (4).

The evidence provided must be of a type, and in a form, as specified in a notice published by HMRC.

In paragraph (1) and regulation 39B—

• “excise duty” has the same meaning as in section 49 of the Act;

• F9“small vehicle” means a small vehicle within the meaning given in section 108(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 which is—

  1. (a)

     used for the purpose of carrying goods in the course of the business of the person who owns or has the right to use the vehicle; and

  2. (b)

     not used to carry those goods under a contract for transportation.

The reference in this regulation to a person having the right to use a vehicle does not, in relation to a motor vehicle, include a reference to a person whose right to use the vehicle derives only from their having paid, or undertaken to pay, for the use of the vehicle and its driver for a particular journey.