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This leaflet tells you about going through Customs when entering the UK.
Part of the Home Office, we carry out immigration and customs checks at ports (sea, rail and air) across the country.
Find out about the required documentation for people who sail pleasure craft to and from the UK.
Data on Border Force, UK Visas and Immigration, Immigration Enforcement and HM Passport Office performance.
Her Majesty’s Passport Office has teamed up with Action Fraud to raise awareness of the need to report lost and stolen passports.
What you can do if your goods or vehicle are seized by Border Force or HM Revenue and Customs - get your things back or disagree with a customs seizure
Leaflet explaining Border Force's legal obligations to keep children safe.
Border Force is a law enforcement command within the Home Office. We secure the UK border by carrying out immigration and customs controls for people and goods entering the UK.
How road transport companies and their drivers must secure their vehicles to stop people using them to enter the UK illegally, and to avoid being fined.
Guidance on how ex-gratia payments are managed and resolved, and how actual and non-financial losses are assessed by UK Visas and Immigration, Immigration Enforcement and Border Force.
Use this checklist to help secure your vehicle to stop people using it to enter the UK illegally.
Report someone who's smuggling people, goods or cash into the UK illegally
Explains how we handle data provided by financial condition supporters.
Information and links for anyone who may be affected by travel disruption to cross-Channel services.
How to detect basic forgeries in identity documents.
Advice for avoiding delays at UK border control, including how to use ePassport gates.
Form BOR1422 is used when clearing missing or delayed baggage through UK customs controls at ports or airports.
Data on UK Visas and Immigration sponsorship activities.
Border Force officers have prevented an attempt to smuggle cocaine into the UK hidden in a lorry carrying a load of furniture.
Data on UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) customer service operations.
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