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Article 263 Lodging a pre-departure declaration

United Kingdom

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1.

Goods to be taken out of the customs territory of the Union shall be covered by a pre-departure declaration to be lodged at the F1... customs office within a specific time-limit before the goods are taken out of the customs territory of the Union.

2.

The obligation referred to in paragraph 1 shall be waived:

(a)

for means of transport and the goods carried thereon only passing through the territorial waters or the airspace of the customs territory of the Union without a stop within that territory; or

(b)

in other specific cases, where duly justified by the type of goods or traffic or where required by international agreements.

3.

The pre-departure declaration shall take the form of one of the following:

(a)

a customs declaration, where the goods to be taken out of the customs territory of the Union are placed under a customs procedure for which such declaration is required;

(b)

a re-export declaration F2...;

(c)

an exit summary declaration, in accordance with Article 271.

4.

The pre-departure declaration shall contain the particulars necessary for risk analysis for security and safety purposes.

F35.

For the purposes of paragraph 3(a), a “customs declaration” includes an export declaration pursuant to regulations under the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018, section 35.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Word in Art. 263(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Customs Safety and Security Procedures (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/715), regs. 1(2), 2(3)(g)(i) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1624, regs. 1(2), 9); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F2

Words in Art. 263(3)(b) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Customs Safety and Security Procedures (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/715), regs. 1(2), 2(3)(g)(ii) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1624, regs. 1(2), 9); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F3

Art. 263(5) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Customs Safety and Security Procedures (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1219), regs. 1(2), 2(2) (with reg. 1(3)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)