Transit policy engagement opportunity

As part of the recent  Tax update spring 2025: simplification, administration and reform summary, HMRC will be undertaking engagement with stakeholders to help define a number of policy proposals to improve the transit procedure. 

The engagement is planned to take place until mid-August. It will be split into two sessions and stakeholders can take part in both:

Session 1 - whether proposals to streamline the existing simplified process will reduce cost for businesses and encourage more transit movements to start at business premises by: 

• removing the ‘time out period’   
• introducing more flexible controls 
• improving the authorisation process 
• facilitating compliant simplified movement departing standard export locations 

Session 2 - the benefits of introducing transit security accompanying documents to determine whether the UK should opt in to offering them from a future date. 

Each session will be held via Microsoft Teams and will last around 1 hour. We will share the questions with stakeholders prior to the meeting. Please note these sessions are confidential and AI is not allowed to be used. 

Anyone that is interested can contact externalstakeholders.customs@hmrc.gov.uk to book or find out more information.

See Attached Document