Article 300 Suitability for sealing(Articles 226(3)(a) and 227(2)(a) of the Code)
United Kingdom
The customs office of departure shall consider means of transport or containers to be suitable for sealing on the following conditions:
seals can be simply and effectively affixed to the means of transport or container;
the means of transport or container is so constructed that when goods are removed or introduced, the removal or introduction leaves visible traces, the seals are broken or show signs of tampering, or an electronic monitoring system registers the removal or introduction;
the means of transport or container contains no concealed spaces where goods may be hidden;
the spaces reserved for the goods are readily accessible for inspection by the customs authority.
Road vehicles, trailers, semi-trailers and containers approved for the carriage of goods under customs seal in accordance with an international agreement to which the Union is a contracting party shall also be regarded as suitable for sealing.