Transport industry
This section contains information for the transport industry, including carriers, hauliers and others who operate international transport services to the United Kingdom. It includes information on how carriers and hauliers can meet their legal obligations, the fines they face if they do not, and how we can help them to do so through co-operative working and the schemes we operate.
The information for carriers is of particular interest to the owners, agents and operators of ships and aircraft who run international services to the United Kingdom.
e-Borders requirements for carriers and ports
This section describes the requirements that carriers and ports must meet for providing advance electronic information about passengers and crew under our e-Borders programme.
Risk and Liaison Overseas Network: charges for carriers
This section contains details of our Risk and Liaison Overseas Network, the charges that carriers face if they carry passengers to the United Kingdom who do not have the proper travel documents, and our Approved Gate Check status programme.
What vehicle operators must do to prevent clandestine entrants
This sectiondescribes the fines that drivers and haulage companies face if they fail to protect vehicles to prevent people from using them to enter the United Kingdom without going through the proper immigration controls.
Security requirements at airport common departure lounges
This page contains information about the security requirements that airports will have to meet from 1 September 2009 if they operate common departure lounges.