Following the announcement that Safety and Security (S&S) declarations for EU imports will be introduced on 31 January 2025, HM Revenue & Customs are sharing some further information to support readiness activity.  

Please visit HMRC new Safety & Security declaration page on GOV.UK for information on the new requirements and steps businesses can take to prepare. In the coming weeks there will be updates on the page with further information. You can sign up to receive email updates by clicking on ‘get emails about this page’. 

Please also find attached: 

  • An overview of the S&S requirements from 31 January 2025 
  • An overview of the reduced S&S GB dataset from 31 January 2025, covering information on the mandatory, conditional, and optional fields on an entry summary declaration