# The Customs (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2025, Regulation 3: Amendments to the Postal Packets (Revenue and Customs) Regulations 2011


(1) The Postal Packets (Revenue and Customs) Regulations 2011 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2 (definitions)—
(a) in the definitions of “CN22” and “CN23”, for “customs declaration forms” substitute “customs forms”;
(b) after the definitions of “exporter” and “importer”—
(i) omit “and”;
(ii) insert—
““foreign designated operator” means—
(a) an authorised foreign designated operator within the meaning given by regulation 23AA(2) (declarations by conduct: authorisation of foreign designated operators) of the Customs (Export) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (“the Export Regulations”), or
(b) a foreign designated operator within the meaning given by regulation 2 of the Export Regulations which is operating postal services in Northern Ireland;”;
(c) in the definition of “GB-NI postal packet”, after “to a place in Great Britain” insert—
““goods in postal consignment” has the meaning given by Article 1(24) of the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446 of 28 July 2015.”.
(3) For regulation 17 (customs declarations for foreign postal packets carried by a universal service provider) substitute—
“Customs forms for foreign postal packets carried by a universal service provider or a foreign designated operator
17 (1) Where paragraph (2) or (3) applies to a foreign postal packet, that postal packet must be accompanied by form CN22 or CN23, as appropriate, completed accurately and in full.
(2) This paragraph applies to all foreign postal packets which—
(a) contain goods in postal consignment,
(b) are carried by a universal service provider, and
(c) are posted—
(i) to Great Britain from a place outside the United Kingdom, or
(ii) to Northern Ireland from a place outside the United Kingdom and the customs territory of the European Union.
(3) This paragraph applies to all foreign postal packets which—
(a) contain goods in postal consignment,
(b) are carried by a universal service provider or a foreign designated operator, and
(c) are posted—
(i) in Great Britain to a place outside the United Kingdom, or
(ii) from Northern Ireland to a place outside the United Kingdom and the customs territory of the European Union.”.
(4) In regulation 18 (declarations and labelling of packets for exportation)—
(a) in the heading, for “Declarations” substitute “Information accompanying”;
(b) in paragraph (1)(a), omit “a customs declaration fully stating the nature. quantity and value of the goods which it contains or of which it consists and”.
(5) For regulation 19 (language of declarations) substitute—
“Language of forms and particulars
19 The forms required by regulation 17, and the particulars required by regulation 18, must be completed legibly in English, French or the language of the destination country.”.
(6) In regulation 20(1) (liability to forfeiture of non-compliant foreign postal packets), in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b), for “declaration” substitute “form”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/745/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/customs-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-2025/regulation-3
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