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Travel and transport

Bringing goods or cash into the UK

Travellers' podcast from HMRC

HMRC has produced a podcast that explains what you can and can't bring back to the UK from your travels. The podcast is free to download and covers everything from food and plants to prescription drugs and offensive weapons.

Bringing food and plants into the UK

Make sure you know which food products and plants you can't bring back to the UK

Souvenirs and endangered species

Make sure you know the rules and avoid buying illegal souvenirs that damage the ecosystem

Declaring cash when entering the UK

Explains the rules about declaring large amounts of cash if you enter the UK from outside the EU

Tax when bringing in goods from abroad (money, tax and benefits section)

Customs and excise duties when bringing goods from abroad, duty free limits and how and when to declare goods

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