Guidance: Attending an inland border facility

You can no longer get Defra prioritisation for seafood and day old chicks at Ebbsfleet inland border facility.

Information about Holyhead (inbound and outbound) has been added to locations of inland border facilities and guidance for attending Holyhead inland border facility has been added.

Guidance about checking if you need to report for an inspection if you’re arriving at the Port of Dover, Eurotunnel or Holyhead from 1 January 2022 has been added.

Information on Christmas opening times has been added.

Attending an inland border facility (IBF) has been updated with information for traders and drivers using Office of Destinations at Inland Border Facilities.

The address for Holyhead Interim Border Facility has been updated.

Tankers and HGVs can attend the Ebbsfleet site again.

The post code of the Birmingham Airport inland border facility has been changed to B26 3RQ.

Information added to Sevington, Ebbsfleet, Warrington, North Weald and Birmingham IBF to say that you only need to attend an inland border facility if you’re travelling through certain ports and moving goods under specified criteria.

Guidance added to show where live animals can and cannot be accepted. Sevington and North Weald facilities cannot accept live animals and Ebbsfleet facility can only accept seafood and day-old chicks.

Guidance updated to explain that tankers or heavy goods vehicles with bulk liquid of any type are now permitted to use the Birmingham inland border facility.

Guidance updated to explain that tankers or heavy goods vehicles with bulk liquid of any type are temporarily not permitted on to the Ebbsfleet inland border facility until further notice.

Guidance updated to explain that tankers or heavy goods vehicles with bulk liquid of any type are temporarily not permitted on to the Birmingham inland border facility until further notice.

The ‘Attending an inland border facility (IBF)’ page has been updated as Sevington inland border facility is now fully operational.

Welsh version of the guide has been added.

The North Weald inland border facility address has changed to ‘HMRC inland border facility North Weald, Rayley Lane, Epping CM16 6AR’.

Information for Holyhead Interim Inland Border Facility Service (for Port of Holyhead only) has been updated.

Updated with information about Holyhead Interim Inland Border Facility Service.

Ashford, Waterbrook inland border facility is closing. It will only open to serve as a contingency site for Sevington site when this site is closed.

North Weald, Sevington and Birmingham inland border facility addresses have been updated.

The ‘Attending an inland border facility’ guidance has been updated with information about required documentation and coronavirus (COVID-19) testing.

Added details that certain inland border facilities will carry out TIR Carnet stamp checks.

The address for Sevington inland border facility has been changed as you cannot currently use it’s postcode for satellite navigation.

Sevington inland border facility will be used for traffic Management only during January and February 2021.

Vehicles containing Class 6.1 substances (insecticides) and vehicles subject to Special Types General Order (STGO) 2003 have been added to the excluded vehicle section.

Addresses for inland border facilities have been updated.

The site addresses for North Weald, Dover Western Docks, Stop 24 and Manston have been updated.

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