Statutory Instruments
2025 No. 20
CUSTOMS
The Customs (Safety and Security Procedures) Regulations 2025
Made
at 12.45 p.m. on 9th January 2025
Laid before Parliament
at 4.30 p.m. on 9th January 2025
Coming into force
30th January 2025
The Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs make these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 166A(1) and (3) and 166C of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979( 1 ).
Citation and commencement
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Customs (Safety and Security Procedures) Regulations 2025 and come into force on 30th January 2025.
(2) These Regulations have effect in respect of goods that are brought into Great Britain on or after 31st January 2025.
Amendment of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446
2. —(1)Regulation (EU) 2015/2446Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council 2 ) is amended as follows.
(2) In
(a) for
“ 2. The Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs must publish a public notice specifying—
(a) the common data requirements for the exchange and storage of information required for entry summary declarations and exit summary declarations ( 3 ) , and
(b) the manner and form in which that data is to be exchanged and stored. ” ;
(b) omit
(3) In (b) “Annex A and Annex B substitute “a public notice made under paragraph 2 of Article 2 .
(4) In
(5) Omit goods).
Amendment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447
3. —(1)Regulation (EU) 2015/2447Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council 4 ) is amended as follows.
(2) In
(a)
(b)
(3) Omit goods).
Amendment of the Customs Safety and Security (Penalty) Regulations 2019
4. —(1) The 5 ) are amended as follows.
(2) In
(a) for the heading “Article 127(5) of the Code and Annex B of the Delegated Regulation substitute “Article 127(5) of the Code and Article 2 of the Delegated Regulation ;
(b) for the heading “Articles 263(3), 263(4) and 271(3) of the Code and Annex B of the Delegated Regulation substitute “Articles 263(3), 263(4) and 271(3) of the Code and Article 2 of the Delegated Regulation .
Amendment of the Customs Safety and Security Procedures (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
5. —(1) The 6 ) are amended as follows.
(2) Omit Regulation (EU) 2015/2446
(3) Omit Regulation (EU) 2015/2447
Carol Bristow
Jonathan Athow
Two of the Commissioners for His Majesty's Revenue and Customs
At 12:45 p.m. on 9th January 2025
1979 c. 2 ; sections 166A and 166C were inserted by section 21 of the European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 (c. 29) . In those provisions “the Commissioners” is defined, by section 1(1) of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979, as the Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs.
EUR 2015/2446; Article 6 was amended by S.I. 2019/715 and Article 104 was amended by S.I. 2019/715 (which was itself amended by S.I. 2020/1379 before it came into force), 2021/778 , 2021/1011 , 2021/1445 and 2022/633 .
“Entry summary declaration” and “exit summary declaration” are defined, respectively, in Article 5(9) and (10) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Union Customs Code (EUR 952/2013).
EUR 2015/2447, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
S.I. 2019/715 , to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.