East Midlands Airport Customs Clearance

Imports through East Midlands Airport

For an agreed import movement, GEIM checks the goods description, classification, value, origin and procedure before preparing and submitting the UK declaration. We agree how duty and import VAT will be handled and check any payment, deferment or security arrangements needed for release. Postponed VAT accounting is used only where eligible and instructed in writing.

A declaration can sometimes be prepared before the flight arrives. Submission, acceptance, arrival, presentation and release remain separate events. Where goods enter temporary storage, the approved facility controls its inventory and the goods remain under customs control until the relevant procedure and release conditions are met. Simplified procedures and exemptions depend on eligibility and authorisation; a full declaration is not the only possible method.

Exports from East Midlands Airport

GEIM prepares and submits UK export declarations for agreed shipments, using the actual customs location and physical airport of exit. Presentation and any required checks must be completed and customs permission obtained before export. The authorised party must also send the relevant departure information; we help coordinate and check the available status and evidence.

An export reference is not permission to load or depart. Tell us promptly about a changed flight, rolled cargo, split consignment, road-feeder leg or change of airport so the declaration, inventory and transport records can be reviewed. UK export permission does not provide destination-country customs release.

Re-exports and onward customs movements

Goods leaving after temporary storage or a special procedure may need re-export treatment rather than an ordinary export declaration. GEIM reviews the previous customs records, current status and intended exit to identify the appropriate declaration or other permitted method. Onward movement under customs control needs the relevant permission and records.

Tell us separately if you need overseas customs support; the responsibility and filing arrangement must be agreed for the actual country.

GEIM agrees who supplies the inventory and movement information and who is authorised to send arrival, presentation and departure notifications. The party controlling the goods and its authorised systems remain central to that process. Our role in each task is agreed with the shipment instructions.

Customs may request documents or examine the goods before release. After customs release, separate inventory, commercial and collection conditions may remain. These can include charges, document surrender, a delivery order, transport nomination, cargo release and the facility’s collection or access requirements.

Do not send a vehicle to collect solely because a declaration reference exists. Confirm that the particular goods have customs release, any required inventory release and commercial cargo release, and that collection is authorised. For exports, retain departure confirmation and the appropriate supporting evidence after the goods have left.

GEIM supports enquiries about transit declarations and discharge monitoring where the itinerary and goods status require them. A T1 or T2 movement must use the correct procedure, agreed guarantee arrangements and a suitable office or authorised premises. Goods need release to start transit and must be presented and dealt with correctly at destination. Delivery alone does not prove that transit has been discharged.

Not every onward journey needs transit. UK duty-paid goods do not automatically have T2 status, and an ordinary domestic delivery of released goods does not create a new international customs declaration.

For exhibition goods, professional equipment, samples or other temporary movements, tell us their intended use, where they are going and when they should return. We can assess the customs support required for Temporary Admission, a carnet or another procedure. Carnets are not suitable or necessary for every temporary movement. Paper and digital requirements depend on the journey, and the required customs endorsements must be obtained at each relevant border.

For repairs, processing, returned equipment or aircraft spares, provide the item’s history and the purpose of the movement. Inward or outward processing, Returned Goods Relief and aircraft-related procedures have different conditions. Relief from Customs Duty does not automatically mean relief from import VAT. Aircraft stores are also distinct from spare parts and equipment. GEIM checks the intended procedure before accepting the declaration work.

Tell GEIM before booking if your goods are controlled, restricted, temperature-sensitive, dangerous, excise goods or part of an express, parcel, postal or e-commerce movement. Give the precise commodity, origin, destination and handling location so we can check whether the proposed customs service is suitable.

Airport customs status does not establish approval for a particular product or inspection. The permitted entry point, designated inspection site, certificates, notifications and actual operational acceptance must all fit the shipment. Plant inspection locations and animal-product or food inspection arrangements are separate. Do not assume an approval applies across the airport or that every product can enter through it.

Air-carriage acceptance, packing, screening, dimensions, weights and booking cut-offs must be checked separately with the responsible parties. Customs clearance does not establish compliance with those requirements.

Tell us what is moving, the proposed journey and where customs support is needed. You can enquire before documents or bookings exist. Start your enquiry, call +44 (0) 203 725 0884 or email enquiries@geim.co.uk.