Current Customs, VAT and excise UK legislation (Overview)

This overview brings together customs, VAT and excise legislation and notices that apply in the UK right now

Primary legislation

Customs and Excise Management Act 1979

Taxation (Cross Border Trade) Act 2018

European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018

Taxation (Post-transition Period) Act 2020

Impact assessments

HMRC impact assessment for the movement of goods if the UK leaves the EU without a deal

HMRC impact assessment for VAT and services if the UK leaves the EU without a deal

Tax information and impact notes

Tax information and impact notes

Statutory Instruments

Customs

SI 2024/12 — The Taxation (Cross-border Trade) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024

SI 2024/9 — The Ship’s Report, Importation and Exportation by Sea (Amendment) Regulations 2024

SI 2023/1202 — The Customs (Aerodromes and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023

SI 2023/1011 — The Customs (Safety and Security Procedures) Regulations 2023

SI 2023/958 — The Customs (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

The Customs (Import Duty) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

SI for The Customs (Northern Ireland: Repayment and Remission) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

The Customs (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023

SI 2022/1312 — The Customs (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2022

SI 2022/628 — The Customs (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022

SI 2022/109 — The Customs (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022

SI 2021/1444 — The Taxation (Cross-border Trade) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2021

SI 2021/1442 — The Customs Importation (Miscellaneous Provisions and Amendment) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

SI 2021/1375 — The Customs and Value Added Tax (Managed Transition Procedure) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021

SI 2021/1374 — The Statistics of Trade (Customs and Excise) (Modification) Regulations 2021

SI 2021/1347 — The Customs and Excise Border Procedures (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2021

SI 2021/1312 — The Customs Importation (Miscellaneous Provisions and Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021

SI 2021/1445 — The Customs Safety and Security Procedures (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2021

SI 2021/1205 — The Customs (Import and Export Declarations By Conduct) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

SI 2021/1156 — The Free Zones (Customs, Excise and Value Added Tax) Regulations 2021

SI 2021/1011 — The Customs (Safety and Security Procedures) Regulations 2021

SI 2021/830 — The Customs and Excise Border Procedures (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021

SI 2021/697 — The Taxation (Cross-border Trade) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021

SI 2021/483 — The Taxation Cross-border Trade (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

SI 2021/695 — The Customs (Declarations Modification) Regulations 2021

SI 2021/778 — The Customs Safety and Security Procedures (EU Exit) Regulations 2021

SI 2021/478 — The Customs (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2021

SI 2020/1629 — The Customs (Modification and Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

SI 2020/1624 — The Customs Miscellaneous Non-fiscal Provisions and Amendments etc. (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

SI 2020/1552 — The Customs (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

SI 2020/1439 — The Taxation Cross-border Trade (Special Procedures Supplementary and General Provision etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

SI 2020/1605 — The Customs (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

SI 2020/1491 — The Customs Transit Procedures (Amendment, etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

SI 2020/1613 — The Customs Safety and Security Procedures (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

SI 2020/1379 — The Customs Safety, Security and Economic Operators Registration and Identification (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

SI 2020/967 — The Customs (Bulk Customs Declaration and Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

SI 2020/1449 — The Customs (Transitional) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

SI 2020/1088 — The Customs (Transitional Arrangements) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

SI 2020/1234 — The Customs (Declarations) (Amendment and Modification) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

SI 2020/1417 — The Channel Tunnel (Customs and Excise) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Order 2020

The Customs Safety, Security and Economic Operators Registration and Identification (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

SI 2019/1219 — The Customs Safety and Security Procedures (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019

SI 2019/698 — The Customs (Revocation of Retained Direct EU Legislation, etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

SI 2019/712 — The Cash Controls (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

SI 2019/715 — The Customs Safety and Security Procedures (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

SI 2019/514 — The Customs (Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

The Mutual Assistance on Customs and Agricultural Matters (Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

SI 2019/714 — The Customs (Economic Operators Registration and Identification) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

The Customs (Bulk Customs Declaration and Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

The Customs (Transitional Arrangements) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

SI 2019/1346 The Taxation (Cross-border Trade) (Miscellaneous Provisions) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019

SI 2019/1215 — The Customs and Excise (Miscellaneous Provisions and Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

SI 2019/121 — The Customs Safety and Security (Penalty) Regulations 2019

SI 2019/486 — The Taxation (Cross-border Trade) (Miscellaneous Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

SI 2019/487 — The Customs (Managed Transition Procedure) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

SI 2019/385 — The Customs (Crown Dependencies Customs Union) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

SI 2019/326 — The Customs (Import Duty, Transit and Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

SI 2019/148 — The Customs (Contravention of a Relevant Rule) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

SI 2019/140 — The Customs (Consequential Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

SI 2019/113 — The Customs (Records) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

SI 2019/108 — The Customs (Export) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

SI 2019/47 — The Statistics of Trade (Amendment etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

SI 2018/1265 — The Wharves, Examination Stations and Temporary Storage Facilities (Approval Conditions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

SI 2018/1264 — The Wharves and Temporary Storage Facilities (Approval Condition and Transitional Provision) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

SI 2018/1260 — The Customs (Contravention of a Relevant Rule) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

SI 2018/1258 — The Customs Transit Procedures (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

SI 2018/1249 — The Customs (Special Procedures and Outward Processing) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

SI 2018/1248 — The Customs (Import Duty) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

SI 2018/1247 — The Customs (Temporary Storage Facilities Approval Conditions and Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

The Statistics of Trade (Amendment etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

VAT

SI 2022/226 — The Value Added Tax (Enforcement Related to Distance Selling and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022

SI 2021/1165 — The Value Added Tax (Distance Selling and Miscellaneous Amendments No.2) Regulations 2021

SI 2021/1164 — The Value Added Tax (Distance Selling and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2021

SI 2021/779 — The Value Added Tax (Miscellaneous Amendments and Repeals) (EU Exit) (Amendment of Coming into Force Date) Regulations 2021

SI 2021/715 — The Value Added Tax (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021

SI 2021/714 — The Value Added Tax (Miscellaneous Amendments and Repeals) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021

SI 2020/1545 — The Value Added Tax (Miscellaneous Amendments, Northern Ireland Protocol and Savings and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

SI 2020/1546 — The Value Added Tax (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

SI 2020/1544 — The Value Added Tax (Miscellaneous Amendments to the Value Added Tax Act 1994 and Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

SI 2020/1412 — The Travellers’ Allowances and Miscellaneous Provisions (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

SI 2020/1495 — The Value Added Tax (Miscellaneous and Transitional Provisions, Amendment and Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

SI 2020/1312 — The Value Added Tax (Miscellaneous Amendments to Acts of Parliament) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

SI 2019/1214 — The Value Added Tax (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

SI 2019/513 — The Value Added Tax (Miscellaneous Amendments, Revocation and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

SI 2019/404 — The Value Added Tax (Place of Supply of Services) (Supplies of Electronic, Telecommunication and Broadcasting Services) (Amendment and Revocation) (EU Exit) Order 2019

SI 2019/105 — The Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 (Value Added Tax Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

SI 2019/91 — The Value Added Tax and Excise Personal Reliefs (Special Visitors and Goods Permanently Imported) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

SI 2019/73 — The Value Added Tax (Tour Operators) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

SI 2019/60 — The Value Added Tax (Accounting Procedures for Import VAT for VAT Registered Persons and Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

SI 2019/59 — The Value Added Tax (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

SI 2018/1228 — The Value Added Tax (Disclosure of Information Relating to VAT Registration) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 No. 1228

Excise

The Excise Duties (Removal of Alcoholic Liquor to Northern Ireland and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2021

The Excise Duties (Northern Ireland Miscellaneous Modifications and Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

The Travellers’ Allowances and Miscellaneous Provisions (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

The Excise Duties (Transitional and Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

The Tobacco Products (Traceability System and Security Features) (Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

SI 2019/1216 — The Excise Duties (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) (No. 4) Regulations 2019

SI 2019/474 — The Excise Duties (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) (No. 3) Regulations 2019

SI 2019/15 — The Excise Duties (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019

SI 2019/14 — The Excise Duties (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

SI 2019/13 — The Excise Goods (Holding, Movement and Duty Point) (Amendment etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Tariffs

SI 2020/1430 — The Customs Tariff (Establishment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

SI 2020/1431 — The Customs (Reliefs from a Liability to Import Duty and Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

SI 2020/1432 — The Customs (Tariff Quotas) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

SI 2020/1433 — The Customs (Origin of Chargeable Goods) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

SI 2020/1434 — The Customs (Tariff-free Access for Goods from British Overseas Territories) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

SI 2020/1435 — The Customs Tariff (Suspension of Import Duty Rates) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

SI 2020/1436 — The Customs (Origin of Chargeable Goods: Trade Preference Scheme) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

SI 2020/1437 — The Customs (Import Duty Variation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

SI 2020/1438 — The Trade Preference Scheme (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

SI 2020/1457 — The Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

SI 2020/1657 — The Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements and Tariff Quotas) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

SI 2021/63 — The Customs Tariff (Establishment and Suspension of Import Duty) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

SI 2021/241 — The Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

SI 2021/380 — The Customs (Tariff etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

SI 2021/382 — The Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements and Tariff Quotas) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

SI 2021/520 — The Customs Tariff (Establishment) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

SI 2021/527 — The Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements and Tariff Quotas) (EU Exit) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2021

SI 2021/661 — The Customs Tariff (Establishment) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021

SI 2021/693 — The Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements and Tariff Quotas) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2021

SI 2021/870 — The Customs (Tariff etc.) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021

SI 2021/871 — The Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021

SI 2021/1191 — The Customs Tariff (Establishment and Suspension of Import Duty) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021

SI 2021/1192 — The Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements and Tariff Quotas) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2021

SI 2021/1489 — The Customs (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021

SI 2022/174 The Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade and Tariff Quotas) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2022

SI 2022/525 The Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade and Tariff Quotas) (Ukraine) (Amendment) Regulations 2022

SI 2022/615 The Customs (Amendments and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2022

SI 2022/613 The Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements) (Amendment) Regulations 2022

SI 2022/899 The Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022

SI 2022/980 The Customs (Tariff Quotas) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2022

SI 2022/981 The Customs (Tariff and Reliefs) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022

SI 2022 / 1301 The Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022

SI 2022/1283 The Customs (Tariff Quotas) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022

SI 2023/195 The Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements and Tariff Quotas) (Australia) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

SI 2023/194 The Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements) (New Zealand) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

SI 2023/433 The Customs (Preferential Trade Arrangements and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023

SI 2023/557 The Customs (Origin of Chargeable Goods: Developing Countries Trading Scheme) Regulations 2023

SI 2023/561 The Trade Preference Scheme (Developing Countries Trading Scheme) Regulations 2023

SI 2023/774 The Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023

SI 2023/1192 The Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2023

SI 2023/1339 The Customs Tariff (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023

The Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

Reference documents

Tariffs

Reference Documents for The Customs (Import Duty Variation) Regulations 2021

Reference Documents for The Customs Tariff (Establishment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Reference Documents for The Customs (Reliefs from a Liability to Import Duty and Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Reference Documents for The Customs (Tariff Quotas) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Reference Documents for The Customs (Origin of Chargeable Goods) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Reference Documents for The Customs (Tariff-free Access for Goods from British Overseas Territories) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Reference Documents for The Customs Tariff (Suspension of Import Duty Rates) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Reference Documents for The Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Other

The Customs (Northern Ireland: Repayment and Remission) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

List of sensitive goods when declaring to inward or outward processing

Reference document for The Free Zones (Customs, Excise and Value Added Tax) Regulations 2021

List of goods applicable to oral and by conduct declarations

Reference Document for Temporary Admission: Eligible Goods and Conditions for Relief

Reference Document for Northern Ireland Personal Property Relief

Reference document for authorised use: eligible goods and authorised uses

Customs notices and directions that have the force of law

• Notices made under the Customs (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

• 10 November 2023

• Statutory guidance

• Notice to be made under Commission Implementation Regulation (EU) 2015/2447 of 24 November 2015

• 22 December 2023

• Statutory guidance

• Notices made under The Customs (Origin of Chargeable Goods: Developing Countries Trading Scheme) Regulations 2023

• 19 June 2023

• Statutory guidance

• Notices made under the Control of the Movement of Goods Regulations 1984

• 31 December 2020

• Statutory guidance

• Notices made under the Customs (Bulk Customs Declaration and Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

• 31 December 2020

• Statutory guidance

• Notices made under the Cash Controls (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

• 16 September 2021

• Statutory guidance

• Special Directions made under section 30 of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979

• 31 December 2020

• Statutory guidance

• Notices under The Customs Transit Procedures (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 

• 1 January 2022

• Statutory guidance

• Notices made under the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018

• 22 December 2023

• Notice

• Notices made under s32A of the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018

• 14 December 2023

• Notice

• Notices made under the Customs (Origin of Chargeable Goods: Trade Preference Scheme)(EU Exit) Regulations 2020

• 26 March 2021

• Statutory guidance

• Notices made under The Customs (Crown Dependencies Customs Union) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

• 31 December 2020

• Statutory guidance

• Notices made under the Customs (Reliefs from a Liability to Import Duty) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

• 31 December 2020

• Statutory guidance

• Notices made under the Customs (Special Procedures and Outward Processing) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

• 1 July 2022

• Statutory guidance

• Notices made under the Customs (Export) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

• 3 January 2024

• Notice

• Notices made under the Customs and Excise (Miscellaneous Provisions and Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

• 31 December 2020

• Statutory guidance

• Notice made under the Customs (Transitional) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

• 30 December 2020

• Statutory guidance

• Notice to be made under the Customs Safety and Security Procedures (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

• 23 March 2021

• Statutory guidance

• Notice to be made under the Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

• 23 March 2021

• Statutory guidance

• Notices made under the Customs (Import Duty) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

• 1 December 2023

• Notice

• Notice made under the Customs (Records) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 

• 30 September 2021

• Statutory guidance

• Reference Document for The Customs (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

• 3 July 2023

• Statutory guidance

VAT notices that have force of law

• Notice in accordance with paragraph 8(2) of Schedule 9ZD to the Value Added Tax Act 1994

• 4 July 2023

• Statutory guidance

• Notice made under the Value Added Tax (Margin Schemes and Removal or Export of Goods: VAT-related Payments) Order 2023

• 30 May 2023

• Guidance

• Notice published by the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs in accordance with paragraphs 5(3)(b) and 7 of Schedule 9ZD to the Value Added Tax Act 1994

• 24 December 2021

• Guidance

• Notice made under paragraph’s 12(3)(b) and 13(2) of Schedule 9ZD to the Value Added Tax Act 1994

• 29 December 2021

• Guidance

• Notice made under paragraph 37(2) of Schedule 9ZE to the Value Added Tax Act 1994

• 28 October 2021

• Guidance

• Notice made under paragraph 5(3)(b) of Schedule 9ZD to the Value Added Tax 1994

• 25 October 2021

• Guidance

• Notice made under The Value Added Tax (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

• 30 December 2020

• Guidance

Excise notices that have force of law

• Notice made under regulation 94 of the Excise Duties (Northern Ireland Miscellaneous Modifications and Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

• 9 June 2023

• Statutory guidance

• Notices made under the Free Zone (Customs, Excise and Value Added Tax) Regulations 2021

• 31 March 2022

• Statutory guidance