Government Department Agencies

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)

HMRC provides assistance on any matter relating to importing or exporting goods through UK frontiers.

Border Force

The UK Border Force manages immigration and customs anti-smuggling crime partnerships in the UK and overseas.

Maritime & Coast Guard Agency

The MCA’s vision is to be the best maritime safety organisation in the world, committed to Safer Lives, Safer Ships, Cleaner Seas.

Home Office

The Home Office leads on immigration and passports, drugs policy, crime policy and counter-terrorism and works to ensure visible, responsive and accountable policing in the UK.

Animal & Plant Health Agency

The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is an executive agency of DEFRA, and also works on behalf of the Scottish and Welsh Governments. Facilitates international trade in animals, products of animal origin and plants, protecting endangered wildlife through licensing and registration. Protects the UK through the Border Target Operating Model which includes sanitary and phytosanitary controls (applying to imports of live animals, animal products, plants and plants products) at the UK border.

Department For Transport

The DFT work with our agencies and partners to support the transport network that helps the UK’s businesses and gets people and goods travelling around the country. We plan and invest in transport infrastructure to keep the UK on the move.

Trading Standards

Trading Standards can provide information required to ensure that businesses comply with the laws, which they enforce. Trading Standards will also assist in creating and maintaining procedures to ensure ongoing compliance.

Port Health Authorities Association

The Association of Port Health Authorities co-ordinates and promotes an efficient port health service. It represents the interests of member authorities in discussions with Government on all matters relating to health control of shipping, aircraft and imported food.

Southampton Port Health Services

Southampton Port Health Services is responsible for carrying out all the statutory functions of the Port Health Authority in Southampton port and airport.

Port Of London Authority

The London Port Health Authority, is part of the City of London Corporation, the local authority for the Square Mile, the city business sector of London. The Authority is responsible for a district which extends for 150 kilometres (94 miles) along the tidal Thames from Teddington to the outer estuary which includes the Ports of Tilbury, London Gateway, Thamesport and Sheerness.

Department For Environment And Rural Affairs

DEFRA aims to secure a healthy environment in which we and future generations can prosper, including Plant Health, Seed Inspectorate and the Environment Agency.

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

The FCO promotes British interests overseas, supporting our citizens and businesses around the globe.

Revenue – Irish Tax & Customs

Governs and provides Information about customs charges, procedures and rules when importing and exporting goods to and from the Republic Of Ireland.

French Customs (Douane)

Governs and provides Information about customs charges, procedures and rules when importing and exporting goods to and from the territories of France.

Dutch Customs (Douane)

The Dutch Customs Administration an agency of the Netherlands Departments of Finance and Justice, oversees, performs checks and inspections on the cross-frontier movement of goods, and is responsible for levying duties on imports and for implementing embargos, restrictions and inspection measures.