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French customs: information available in english

Whether you are travelling to France for leisure or importing/exporting from/to France, you can have some formalities to handle beforehand. This page identifies all our content available in English and will guide you through your formalities.

 

Travellers or businesses, the French Customs provide information in English and other languages

 

Follow the French Customs advices to have a trouble-free travel. Volume- and value-based customs and tax allowances, coming to France with a pet etc. everything you need to know before travelling to France.

Formalities for intra-community trade, taxation and excise duties, postponed accounting for import VAT etc. Trade to / from France within the European Union does not involve border formalities. However, you must complete an Intrastat Declaration.

After a transition period, Brexit came into force on 1 January 2021 and the United Kingdom left the European Union, the customs union and the internal market. Find answers to your questions about customs formalities related to Brexit.

 

Vidéos

PABLO - VAT Refund in 4 steps [english subtitles]

You bought item(s) in France, eligible for a tax refund.

Brexit for travelers

What changes for travelers who are coming from or going to the United Kingdom.

 

Vidéos

Customs clearance in France and the Union Customs Code

Presentation and Discussion of the New Plan “Customs Clearance in France”.

 

Vidéos

Brexit for travelers

What changes for travelers who are coming from or going to the United Kingdom.

The Smart border - The Ports

In the frame of the re-establishment of the border between the UK and France.

The Import Control System (ICS)

This procedure aims to secure the flow of international trade when entering the territory of the UE.

What to scan and what not to scan to enter France

What to scan:

  • Import to declaration, logistics envelope, common transit accompanying document, EU transit accompanying document.

What not to scan:

  • UK export declaration, safety and security document.
Trade and cooperation agreement between the EU and UK

After ten months of intense negotiations, an agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union was concluded on December 24, 2020 and will enter into force provisionally on January 1, 2021.

The Smart border - Eurotunnel

In the frame of the re-establishment of the border between the UK and France.

Companies - 6 questions to prepare for Brexit

By Caroline de Saussure, project leader Brexit.

Webinar: EU exports to UK exited via France

 

French customs webinar: EU exports to UK exited via France

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