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UK IOR Assistance

Fee: $125 / shipment (Starting fee)

Goods arriving in Great Britain are cleared through customs on a customs declaration made in the importer’s name. With UK IOR Assistance, we act as the importer in the UK for your goods. The customs declaration and clearance are carried out by a customs agent established in the UK; we coordinate the process.

Who Is Obligated?

Food exporters without a company in the UK or a buyer who can act as the importer.

What We Do

  • We act as the importer for your goods at UK customs.
  • We check your shipping documents and coordinate the customs declaration and clearance with the customs agent.
  • For foods subject to pre-notification, we match the consignment’s IPAFFS notification to the customs entry.
  • We route the cleared goods to the delivery address you specify.

What You Receive

  • Importer of record (IOR) service at UK customs
  • Declaration and clearance coordinated with the customs agent
  • Customs entry documents
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UK IOR Application

Consignor, shipment, product, delivery and document details so we can act as the importer of record (IOR) in the UK for your goods and coordinate customs clearance with the customs agent.

  1. 1 Shipper
  2. 2 Shipment
  3. 3 Products
  4. 4 Delivery
  5. 5 Documents
  6. 6 Invoice
  7. 7 Submit
1. Shipper

The company shipping the goods (the exporter). This company appears as the seller on the customs entry.

Does the exporter manufacture the products? *

Your details are used only to prepare your application. An unfinished application is kept in this tab.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is this service for?
Food exporters without a company in the UK or a buyer who can act as the importer. With this service, we act as the importer for your goods at UK customs.
Where do the goods go after customs clearance?
Once customs procedures are complete, we route the goods to the delivery address you specify. The customs entry documents are handed over to you.
Is the IPAFFS notification included in this service?
For foods subject to pre-notification, we match the consignment’s IPAFFS notification to the customs entry. Preparing the notification file is covered by our IPAFFS Registration and Pre-Notification service.
Which documents do you need from us?
We need your shipping documents, product details and the delivery address. We check the documents before the customs declaration and let you know if anything is missing.

Sources: GOV.UK: Import goods into the UK; GOV.UK: Getting someone to deal with customs for you.