www.brexit.gouv.fr is the government website providing French citizens and businesses with practical information related to the UK's exit from the European Union.

Negotiators from the European Union and the United Kingdom agreed on 17 October 2019 on a draft withdrawal agreement for the United Kingdom from the EU.

The agreement was signed on 24 January 2020 by the President of the European Council, the President of the European Commission and the British Prime Minister. The European Parliament approved the agreement on 29 January 2020.

The Withdrawal Agreement entered into force at the UK's exit from the EU at midnight on 31 January 2020 and the transition period started on 1 February 2020.

On 24 December 2020, a Trade and Cooperation Agreement was concluded between the United Kingdom and the European Union.

Under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, no customs duties will apply to trade between the European Union and the United Kingdom. The agreement also defines a special relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union, in commercial matters, but also for cooperation in certain areas (police and judicial cooperation, social security coordination, transport, etc.).
Although an agreement has been concluded between the European Union and the United Kingdom, customs formalities and sanitary and phytosanitary controls will be re-established for the transport of goods

For more information:

• Brexit, where are we?

On January 1, 2021, the United Kingdom becomes a third country to the European Union.

You can carry in your personal luggage goods purchased or offered to you, without having to make a declaration or pay duties and taxes provided that the value of these goods does not exceed the following thresholds:

 Value deductibles:

• By boat and plane: 430 €
• By car and train: 300 €

In all cases for children under 15 years: 150 €

Quantity deductibles*:

• Tobacco: 200 cigarettes or 100 cigarillos or 250 g rolling tobacco
• Alcohol: 1L if more than 22°C or 2L if – 22°C.
• Wine: 4L.
• Beers: 16L

* Travelers under the age of 17 are excluded from these deductibles.

To learn more:

• Customs and tax exemptions in quantities and values

Subject to the agreements negotiated in the future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union, purchases you make in France during your travels may be tax-free.

At the border (ports, airports, Eurostar) you will find automated PABLO terminals that will allow you to scan your tax refund slips yourself and receive your refund directly on your credit card or at the office of the neighboring tax refund operator.

The customs services will be present to support you in your formalities and ensure that you are in possession of the goods for which you are claiming the tax exemption.

To help you in your steps, consult the pages:

• Buy goods duty free 

• The electronic tax exemption in France for tourists - PABLO

Traveling with 10,000 euros or more (sums, securities or securities, whatever the currency)?

On your way or return, before crossing the border, declare your capital online with DALIA. Visit DaliaWeb:

•  Once on DALIA, go to the « File a new return » section.
• Create a DALIA account or log in via FranceConnect, Google or Facebook. So you can:

1. view the history of the declarations;
2. amend or delete declarations before crossing the border;
3. download faster for your next trips.

• Alternatively, you can report without creating an account.

• Complete and validate your capital return online before crossing the border.

• Print or download your capital declaration: in case of customs control, you will have to present your capital declaration on paper or screen (smartphone, tablet, laptop...).)

Want to save time? Anticipate! Make your declaration up to 30 days before your departure.

To help you in your steps, consult the pages:

• You travel with sums, securities or securities of an amount equal to or greater than 10,000 euros, from or to a country outside the European Union

• Brexit is January 1, 2021. Individuals and travelers, be ready!

If your pet is a domestic carnivore (dog, cat, ferret)

You must report it to the transport company at the latest at the time of check-in on site by indicating:

• type of carnivore: dog, cat, ferret;
• the number of animals (maximum five per person, unless proof of registration for a sporting or cultural event);
• the number of the microchip;
• the date of rabies vaccination.

At the time of boarding, present your domestic carnivore to the shipping company or tunnel agents so that:

• the microchip is scanned;
• the passport or health certificate issued by the British is checked;
• your vehicle is identified by a marking (sticker or hanger).

On arrival in France, go to the customs service for a check.

For all other pets (birds, rabbits, etc., up to 5 specimens per person)

You must present the required health certificates to customs.

To learn more, visit:

• The website of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food.

To help you in your steps, visit the page:

• Brexit, pets, what criteria and formalities to travel

Products of animal origin and plants that you carry are subject to controls on entry into the European Union.

You must declare these goods and present them to customs. In the event of an offense, they will be seized and destroyed.

Products of animal origin

The import of meat, meat products, milk and milk products is prohibited (other than infant milk powder, or special pet food required for health reasons).

On the other hand, other products of animal origin (fishery products, honey, snails, milk powder and infant food, foods required for medical reasons...) are allowed in your personal luggage when they are intended for your personal consumption and do not exceed the thresholds set by European regulations.

Plant products

Due to the dangers they represent for biodiversity, plant products are subject to a mandatory control on arrival on French territory.

Only the import of bananas, durian, coconuts, pineapples and dates is allowed without a phytosanitary certificate. Some plants are completely prohibited from importation.

You must present to customs a phytosanitary certificate issued by the United Kingdom, regardless of the quantity contained in your luggage.

To help you, consult the steps:

• You receive animal products in packages or carry them in your luggage
• You bring back plants or fruits and vegetables from a country outside the European Union

Medicines are allowed in personal luggage, without prescription for personal use corresponding to 3 months of treatment, and with a prescription for higher quantities.

For more details, see the process:

• You are traveling with medicines

Free movement card

Ask for a free movement card, passport of your personal items, at the nearest customs office.

To help you in your steps, visit the page:

• You wish to obtain a free movement of goods card

How will you as travelers be impacted by Brexit at the end of the transition period?

As of 1 October 2021, most identity cards from EU, EEA and Swiss countries will no longer be accepted as a valid travel document to enter the UK. You must present a passport. For further information and exceptions, please visit:

• https://www.gov.uk/guidance/visiting-the-uk-as-an-eu-eea-or-swiss-citizen

Visit the website of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, to find out the rules applicable to travelers from France.

In the event of a move, to find out the necessary formalities, we invite you to consult the procedure concerning the deductibles applicable to your personal property.

If the product you order on a UK site is not of English origin (ordering on an English site does not ensure that the product is English)

Pursuant to Article 1 point 3 of Community Regulation No 274/2008, postal items sent from a third country (outside the European Union) by professionals (distance purchase, mail order, on a website) and containing goods with an intrinsic value of less than or equal to EUR 150 are admitted free of customs duties. On the other hand, VAT (usually at 20%) is due from the first euro on importation.
If the value of the shipment is more than 150 euros at the time of purchase, you will have to pay any duties and VAT at the time of importation, even if it is used equipment or if the transaction does not give rise to payment.
The 150 euros represents the purchase value of the goods themselves, excluding shipping costs.

If the product you are ordering is of English origin

You will only bear French VAT (usually 20%) on proof of origin of the goods thanks to agreements between the United Kingdom and the European Union.
Ask your seller and check that the origin of the goods is mentioned on the invoice.
You will also bear the carrier's or postal clearance fees.

For more information:

• Buy online in the UK after Brexit