Cross Channel Procedures

UK Cross Channel Customs Reporting Procedures

Applicable if heading for any EU country or the Channel Islands.

UK Border force has launched its new digital reporting procedure SPCR. Click here.

Prior to departing the UK, complete and post HMRC Form C1331 Part 1. Returning to the UK, Fly Q Flag from 12 miles off, on arrival Phone National Yachtline before leaving your boat, complete and post Form C1331 Part 2. Click here

FRENCH Cross Channel Customs Reporting Procedures

You must enter France at a Port of Entry, final departure from France must also be from a Port of Entry. These are Caen-Ouistreham, Cherbourg Diélette, Carteret, Granville, St Malo, St Brieux, Roscoff and Brest. Complete the PPF / PAF (Police aux Frontiere) form (one form per boat) and email it to the relevant port on or before arrival and on final departure from France (EU). A different form for different ports, with appropriate email address, is available on line from each. For all British citizens passports must be stamped on entry and on final exit from France (EU). All on board will have to present themselves in person to the PAF with passports and boat papers. Check with individual marina offices for PAF arrangements. Documents that may be required for inspection include: Ships registration, Proof of VAT payment, Boat Insurance, Red Diesel Receipts (remember, no red diesel allowed in cans), VHF licence and VHF Certificate of competence. No Q Flag required unless goods to declare.

See "Entry Procedure for Boaters from Third Countries" and the form for Port Chantereyne Marina Cherbourg at this link: Click here.

Last updated 17:22 on 20 August 2024