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Instructions for Completing UK Customs Form (C3)

The following notes have been prepared to assist you in completing the UK customs C3 form. To avoid unnecessary delays in the customs clearance of your shipment, it is essential that the form is completed correctly. Customs will reject any form where appropriate questions have not been answered, or where corrections have been made. In addition, the period of delay whilst obtaining a new form will normally result in additional expense to you. As a reminder, customs will only accept an originally completed form. They will not accept photocopies or forms sent by fax. (If we are sending this to you by email, fax, or downloaded from our web site, you can complete it in original ink and return to us by post) we cannot accept a faxed form.

PAGE 1: PERSONAL DETAILS: Enter your name (exactly as printed on your passport) and date of arrival in the UK. The Packing Details and Request To Clear sections will be completed by us.

PAGE 2: DUTY AND TAX RELIEF: Please read all of the definitions in the right-hand column before answering any questions. Once you are familiar with the definitions, indicate your answer by ticking the appropriate box. If a subsidiary question is asked, it must be answered and any “go to” instructions must be followed.

NOTE: For customs purposes, “normal home” is where you spend 6 months in a 12 month period.

If you are furnishing or giving up secondary home, please contact us for a Customs Form C33.

PAGE 3: PART A: An entry must be made against each category. If you do not have any goods to declare in a category, enter “none” in the description column, DO NOT LEAVE IT BLANK. If you do have goods to declare, enter the details requested in the appropriate column.

In particular:

Tobacco Products, Spirits, Wine Perfume/Toilet Water: provide number and size of bottles, brand name, strength, number of cigarettes, weight of tobacco, etc.
Tools of Trade: Declare only tools of professional use. You do not need to declare normal household tools.
Goods for Commercial Use: Declare only those goods intended for sale in the UK.
Prohibited or Restricted Goods: If your shipment list contains any of the items listed, please contact us immediately.

PAGE 4: PART B: Once again, an entry must be made in every category.

OTHER GOODS: You should only declare items in part B if you have been instructed to do so by any of the questions on page 2. If you have not been so instructed, do not declare any items, but enter “none”.

DECLARATION: Sign and date the form and enter your UK address.

UK FORCES: Complete if applicable.

**Please note that separate C3 forms are required for each shipment. I.e. Airfreight and Seafreight

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