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You have accepted additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time. You have rejected additional cookies. Guidance for haulage companies and commercial drivers moving accompanied self-drive RoRo freight and unaccompanied RoRo freight between Great Britain England, Scotland and Wales and the European Union.
Guidance on moving goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland will be published separately. If you travel to Great Britain GB from outside the UK , there are new rules on goods you can bring in for your own use without paying tax or duty.
Find out about bringing personal goods into the UK and know if you need to declare them. Drivers travelling to and from the EU should know the rules about what personal food, drink and plants they can take with them. These rules apply to items carried on their person, in luggage or in the vehicle. The highest risk plants and plant products, including some fruits, vegetables, flowers and seeds, require a phytosanitary certificate before being allowed into the EU. Drivers cannot take meat or dairy products for example, a ham and cheese sandwich or coffee with milk into the EU.
If drivers have banned items with them, or they are not carrying the necessary certification, they will need to use, consume or dispose of these items at or before the EU border. Failure to do so may result in them being seized and destroyed. You may also be fined or face criminal prosecution. There are strict rules that must be followed when importing products of animal origin into Great Britain.
