A place (not a port or airport) authorised by HMRC for the export clearance of freight.
In your customs paperwork, HMRC are looking at goods descriptions to assess the risk. The description of the goods needs to be of a high level.
What is a goods description?
"This is a plain language description precise enough for customs to be able to identify the goods without reference to other documents/materials. General terms such as “consolidated”, “general cargo”, “parts” or “miscellaneous” should must not be provided. Providing an inaccurate or general description of the goods may lead to unnecessary delays, such as physical examinations of goods to ascertain their real nature." Border Force
Examples of bad and good descriptions
❌ Cars | ✅ Ford Fiesta, VW Polo... |
❌ Sanitary goods | ✅ Towels, detergents... |
❌ Clothing | ✅ Men's shirts, jackets... |
Customs treatment of Community goods subject to end-use controls and non-Community goods in order to avoid payment of import duties.
A certificate of origin, a certified declaration of origin or a declaration of origin.
An appropriate statement as to the origin of the goods made, in connection with their exportation, by the manufacturer, producer, supplier, exporter or other competent person on the commercial invoice or any other document relating to the goods (*).
