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to check how busy each site is before they travel so that they can avoid delays. To download the app, search ‘Attend an Inland Border Facility’ on the App Store or Google Play Store. For more information, go to www.gov.uk/going-to-an-inland-border- facility HM Revenue & Customs gives some advice for hauliers regarding the new Customs controls coming into operation from 1 January and also about attending UK-wide Inland Border Facilities Customs controls: tips for hauliers
• Ensure the driver has all the information and documents that he or she will need to present when arriving at the IBF. For outbound transit movements, you must have the Local Reference Number (LRN). LRNs can be entered into the ‘Attend an Inland Border Facility’ app where they can be associated with a vehicle registration number when booking a vehicle into an IBF. Where to find information You can find more information about when drivers need to go to an IBF, as well as a full list of IBF locations across the UK and what paperwork the driver will need to bring when they arrive at the IBF, at: www.gov.uk/government/publications/attending- an-inland-border-facility/attending-an-inland-bor der-facility If you would like more information on moving goods between Britain and the EU, including how to prepare for attending an IBF, you can
There are Inland Border Facilities (IBFs) located across the UK where drivers moving goods between the UK and EU can take their goods for Customs checks away from ports. From 1 January 2022, drivers who bring any goods into the UK through Dover, Eurotunnel or Holyhead will need to use the ‘check if you need to report for an inspection’ service before they get off the ferry or shuttle, to see whether they need to take their goods to an IBF for Customs checks. The ‘check if you need to report for an inspection’ service can be accessed at www.tax.service.gov.uk/driver-inspection- notification/start If drivers do not have a smartphone with internet access, the haulier manager will need to pass this message on to the driver by phone. When an ‘inspection needed’ message is displayed, the driver must go to an IBF as soon as he or she leaves the terminal. To use this service, and before drivers board
the ferry or shuttle, hauliers must: • Be registered for the Goods Vehicle Movement Service (GVMS), and • Ensure the driver has a Goods Movement Reference (GMR). Registering for GVMS You can find more information on how to register for GVMS and get a GMR at gov.uk/using- goods-vehicle-movement-service Drivers currently only need to attend an IBF if they are travelling through the port of Dover, Eurotunnel or Holyhead and they are moving goods that fall within certain categories; from 1 January this will change to cover all goods. To speed up drivers’ journeys and processing time when attending an IBF, you should: • Use the ‘Attend an Inland Border Facility’ online service to tell HMRC which IBF you are coming to. Drivers can do this themselves or the haulier manager can do it on their behalf. Drivers can also use the app
read the Haulier Handbook at www.gov.uk/haulier-handbook.
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