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When you're moving your personal belongings to the United Kingdom from countries outside the European Community, navigating customs requirements can feel like a daunting task. Enter the UK C3 form — a document specifically designed for individuals in this situation, whether you’re making the UK your new permanent home, returning after a significant period abroad, or even coming to study. This form serves as a declaration of your belongings to Customs and enables you to claim any duty and tax reliefs that may apply under certain conditions. Described in more detail in Customs Notice 3, these reliefs apply to a wide range of scenarios, from transferring your residence to the UK, to specific provisions for students and temporary visitors. Alongside personal details and packing lists, the form requires information on additional items like private motor vehicles and pets, necessitating completion of related documents. Moreover, it sets the stage for declaring goods that could be subject to import charges or are restricted, ensuring that individuals are fully aware of what can and cannot be brought into the country, and under what conditions certain items may be exempt from taxes or duties. Tailored advice is provided for those with unique circumstances, such as diplomats or members of recognized international organizations. Understanding and correctly completing the C3 form is crucial for a smooth transition, helping to avoid potential penalties for incorrect declarations and ensuring that personal belongings are appropriately processed by UK Customs.

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C 3

Bringing your personal belongings to the United Kingdom

from outside the European Community

This form is for you to declare your belongings to Customs and to claim any duty and tax free reliefs that may apply when you return to or transfer your normal home to the EC, or when you are a student coming to study in the EC. The reliefs are explained in Customs Notice 3 - 'Bringing your belongings and private motor vehicle into the United Kingdom from outside the European Community'. If you are a temporary visitor, see section 4 of Notice 3.

If you want a copy of this notice or more information, ask our National Advice Service (Tel: 0845 010 9000 or +44 208 929 0152 for international callers).

Please note that you will also need to complete the following forms if you are bringing in:

•private motor vehicles: Form C 104A (if imported on transfer of residence) or C 179B (if previously exported from the EC);

•pets: Form C 5 (if permanently imported); or

•furnishings for a secondary home in the EC: Form C 33.

Please complete these details:

Personal details

Please use BLOCK LETTERS

Surname

Forename(s)

Date of your arrival in the UK

day month year

Packing details

*

Packages include cases, cartons, tea chests and the like.

 

Total number of packages containing

*

You must attach a complete detailed packing list to this form;

your belongings.

 

 

and number and sign each page of the list.

 

Please answer questions on page 2 and complete Parts A and B on pages 3 and 4.

Request to clear

When your belongings arrive in the UK you, or your agent, should complete

Ship's name or aircraft flight number

Place of loading abroad

Place of import

 

Date of import

 

 

 

Bill of lading or airway bill number

Container number(s)

Place for examination

this part.

I request clearance of the goods mentioned above.

 

 

Signature

(importer or agent)

Date

For official use

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If you are:

Duty and tax relief

Meaning of words in italics

*returning to or transferring your normal home to the EC, or a student coming to study in the EC, please complete '1' or '2' below as appropriate

*coming to the EC as a temporary visitor, please see section 4 of Notice 3

Please tick correct box and answer all questions unless directed otherwise.

1. Returning to, or transferring your normal home to, the EC.

Relief is freedom from paying duty and tax when you meet the relevent conditions explained in Customs Notice 3.

Your normal home is where you usually live - that means where you spend 185 days or more in a period of 12 months because of

At the time of coming to the UK:

a.Have you had your normal home outside the EC for a continuous period of 12 months?

(Note: your 'normal home' is not necessarily the country in which you were born or hold citizenship - see the definition on the right of this page)

b.Are you returning to the EC after a temporary visit outside?

No Yes

No Yes

go to b

*in which country?

.........................................................

*how long have you lived there?

.........................................................

*what is the date of moving?

.........................................................

*how many persons are moving?

.........................................................

*how many are under age 17?

.........................................................

go to c

how long was your visit?

.........................................................

*list in Part B all goods purchased or obtained during the visit, including any obtained in a duty free shop on the way out from the EC and brought back, and go to Part A

your work and personal connections . But if you have no work connections or your work and personal connections are in different countries, then you usually live where your personal connections are. (However if you are a UK citizen and you are working outside the EC, your normal home can be where you are working so long as you have lived there for 185 days or more in a period of 12 months). As an example, if you are a UK citizen returning with your family after working in the USA for 5 years, your normal home is the USA.

The UK is England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland (but not the Channel Islands).

The EC is the European Community: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus*, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, the Irish Republic, Italy, Latvia,

c. Are you moving your normal home

No

 

to the EC on marriage?

Yes

d. If you are moving your normal home

No

from outside the EC, do your

Yes

belongings include any goods which

 

you have possessed and used for less

 

than 6 months?

 

e. Do your belongings include any goods

No

obtained under a tax-free scheme and

Yes

on which duty and/or tax remain unpaid?

 

i) a diplomat?

No

ii) a member of an officially recognised

No

international organisation?

 

iii) a member of NATO forces or civilian

No

component?

 

and are you able to provide evidence

No

of this?

 

2.Coming to study in the EC

a. are you coming to the EC for full time study Yes

at an educational establishment?

No

 

b. are your belongings for you to wear,

Yes

furnish your room or use for the purpose

No

of your studies?

 

go to d

please give date of marriage and go to Part A

.........................................................

(if your marriage has already taken place, please attach a copy of the marriage certificate)

go to e

list these goods in Part B and go to e

go to Part A

list these goods in Part B and answer the following:

when you took delivery of the goods, were you:

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Now go to Part A

list any goods not for these purposes in Part B

Now go to Part A

Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, the UK. Although they have close links with the EC, the following are regarded as outside the EC for tax purposes: the Åland Islands, Andorra, the Canary Islands, the Channel Islands, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mount Athos, Reunion, San Marino and Turkey.

*Any area of Cyprus not under the control of the Government of the Republic of Cyprus is treated as outside the EC.

Your belongings are the goods kept by you or your immediate family for household or personal use. Private motor vehicles are not covered by this form.

Adiplomat includes anyone who works in UK or foreign Embassies, Consuls or High Commissions, or in association with these. Also Foreign and Commonwealth Office staff, or staff working in their support.

Atemporary visitor is a person who usually lives outside the EC who has no intention of moving their normal home to the EC.

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Part A

You must list the following goods below, even if they are already specified on a

 

 

packing list:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of goods

Description of goods

Quantity eg

Country where

Price

 

 

Present

How long

Marks or description

or

Number of

obtained and

 

 

have you

of packages in

 

 

 

 

bottles

if duty/tax free

paid

 

 

value

had these?

which packed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tobacco products

If none, write "NONE".

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cigarettes,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cigarillos, cigars,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

other tobacco

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spirits

 

If none, write "NONE".

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(including liqueurs)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Put

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

brand name

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

strength

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

bottle size

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

quantity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

remaining

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wine

 

If none, write "NONE".

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Put

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

type

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

bottle size

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

quantity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

remaining

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Perfume/

 

If none, write "NONE".

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Toilet Water

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Put

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

type

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

bottle size

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

quantity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

remaining

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tools of trade

If none, write "NONE".

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goods for

 

If none, write "NONE".

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

commercial use

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(including goods

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

intended for sale in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the UK)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prohibited and

If none, write "NONE".

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

restricted goods

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See the list below

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

before completing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you have used all the space, add continuation sheet(s). Please number and sign each sheet.

Prohibited and restricted goods include:

Controlled drugs such as opium, heroin, cocaine, MDMA (Ecstasy), morphine, cannabis, amphetamines and lysergide (LSD).

Firearms (including gas pistols, electric shock batons, stun guns and similar weapons), ammunition and explosives (including flares incorporating a barrel).

Indecent or obscene material featuring children.

Pornographic material that cannot be freely purchased in the UK.

Flick knives, butterfly knives and certain other offensive weapons and some martial arts weapons.

Counterfeit currency.

Radio transmitters (walkie-talkies, Citizen Band Radios, cordless telephones etc.) not approved for use in the UK.

Meat and poultry; many other animal products.

Plants and plant produce including trees and shrubs, potatoes and certain other vegetables, fruit, bulbs and seeds.

Animals, birds and fish, whether alive or dead (eg stuffed), parts and articles derived from protected species including furskins, ivory, reptile leather, stony corals and goods made from them.

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Complete this Part if required by Section 1 or 2 on page 2.

Part B Other goods which may be liable to import charges and not already listed in Part A.

Description of goods

 

 

Country where

Date

Price

 

Present

 

Marks or description

If you have no goods to

 

Quantity

obtained and

 

Period of use

of packages in

 

 

or

 

 

obtained

 

 

list, please write 'NONE'

 

 

if duty/tax free

paid

value

 

which packed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you have used all the space, add continuation sheet(s). Please number and sign each sheet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warning

Imports are examined by Customs and there are heavy penalties for making false

declarations including possible forfeiture of goods.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Declaration

I declare that:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

I have read the notes on this form.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

All the answers given on this form, the packing list and on the continuation sheet(s)

 

 

numbered

 

are true and complete.

 

This must be signed by

*

I am personally aware of what is contained in the packages totalled on the first page, and as

the importer of the

 

specified on the attached packing list.

 

 

 

 

 

 

goods and NOT by an

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

agent.

Signature

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

 

Address in the UK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

........................................................................................................................................................

 

Telephone number

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When you have completed this form, send it with any continuation sheet(s), packing list, relevant

What to do next

invoices and the keys for any locked packages to the agent, airline or shipping company that is

clearing your belongings through UK Customs. Faxed copies will be acceptable for Customs

 

 

purposes if it is difficult to get the originals to your agent.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Data Protection Act 1998

HM Customs and Excise collects information in order to administer the taxes for which it is responsible (such as VAT, insurance premium tax, excise duties, air passenger duty, landfill tax, climate change levy), and for detecting and preventing crime.

Where the law permits we may also get information about you from third parties, or give information to them, for example in order to check its accuracy, prevent or detect crime or protect public funds in other ways. These third parties may include the police, other government departments and agencies.

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