The islands around Britain and Ireland fall into three different customs realities: domestic UK islands (the Scottish islands, Wight, Anglesey, Scilly) with no clearance against Great Britain, Crown Dependencies (the Isle of Man in a customs and VAT union with the UK, the Channel Islands outside the UK VAT area) and Ireland, split into the Republic of Ireland within the EU and Northern Ireland under the Windsor Framework. OTSL arranges transport to each of them: road, customs and the crossing booking in a single order.
Three groups of islands, three scenarios
- Domestic UK islands: the Hebrides, Orkney and Shetland and Wight, Anglesey and Scilly. Once inside Great Britain this is domestic carriage, and the challenge is the ferry crossing and the deadline.
- Crown Dependencies: the Isle of Man in a customs and VAT union with the UK, and Jersey and Guernsey outside the UK VAT area, where clearance is needed even from Great Britain.
- Ireland: the Republic of Ireland as an EU market with no clearance and Northern Ireland under the Windsor Framework.
What every island destination has in common
After Brexit every consignment from Poland to Great Britain crosses a customs border, and the island leg adds a ferry crossing with a booking. That is why we run the order door to door: choice of route and vehicle, customs clearance, the crossing booking and the delivery slot. The formal basics, from documents to the identification number, are covered in the texts on export documents to the UK and on the EORI number.
Not sure which status your island falls under and what formalities it requires? Describe the consignment in the contact form and we will choose the route, the crossing and the scope of clearance.
