✓ Driver Checklist — UK Border 2026

For HGV drivers crossing the UK border. Check every item before departure and keep this in the cab.

Section 1 — Required BEFORE departure from Poland

A lorry illustrates cmr, commercial invoice, customs broker contact. — Selected preparation points. · View full-size graphic

GMR number (Goods Movement Reference)

Generated by the customs broker — mandatory to enter a GVMS port (Dover, Eurotunnel, Harwich)

Export MRN

Export customs declaration number from PUESC (Poland) — confirms goods are legally leaving the EU

CMR — signed by the consignor

Complete consignment note — keep a copy in the cab throughout the journey

Commercial invoice — copy in the cab

HMRC officers may ask to see it — value, goods description, country of origin

Customs broker contact number

Easy Clearance: +44 7404 091503 — save in your phone BEFORE departure

Section 2 — At the UK border (port entry)

Give your GMR number at the port gate

The GVMS system verifies the GMR automatically — where the movement requires a GMR and there is no valid one: entry to the terminal is refused (the requirement depends on the port and procedure — check with your carrier)

Stay calm during any inspection

Officers' questions concern the goods, not the driver. Answer briefly and consistently with the documents.

Do not open the trailer without the officer's instruction

Opening it yourself is a breach of customs procedure — wait for a clear instruction from the officer

Import MRN — check SMS/email

Your customs broker should send the import MRN before you arrive at the UK port

Section 3 — If stopped or subject to examination

Call your customs broker immediately

Easy Clearance available 24/7: +44 7404 091503 — do not wait, call straight away

Do not sign any documents

Not without speaking to your customs broker first — a signature may constitute consent to seizure

Photograph everything

Goods, seals, inspection area, documents — photos help your broker act quickly

Customs broker — 24/7 contact

+44 7404 091503

Easy Clearance | easyclearance.pl

🛑 Remember: If the movement requires a GMR, you cannot enter the port terminal without one. Without an export MRN you may be stopped by EU customs. You must have both numbers before leaving the warehouse — not after arriving at the port.

🖨 Print and keep in the cab!