Goods Vehicle Movement Service

The Goods Vehicle Movement Service (GVMS) is a UK government border control information technology system for coordinating the movement of vehicles. It is part of the government's measures for dealing with post-Brexit trade.^[1] The system is estimated to need to process 400 million customs declarations per year.^[2]

As of 28 August 2020^[update], the system is still in beta testing,^[3] and user testing of the system had only just started, with four months to go before the system needed to go live.^[4] The system was partially introduced on 1st January, 2021.^[5][6]

In September 2020, a survey of hauliers showed that over half had not heard of the existence of the GVMS.^[7]

References

1. "What is GVMS, the UK's new border IT system? Here's what we know – so far". The Institute of Export and International Trade. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
2. Burden, Lizzy (4 July 2020). "Unseen and untested Brexit IT system risks customs chaos". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
3. "Goods Vehicle Movements - HMRC Developer Hub - GOV.UK". developer.service.hmrc.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
4. "U.K. Starts Research on Brexit Customs System Due in Four Months". Bloomberg.com. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
5. "What is the Goods Vehicle Movement Service (GVMS)?". Excess Baggage. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
6. "Will GVMS be ready in time? The media response to the government's new border goods checking system". The Institute of Export and International Trade. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
7. Foster, Peter (14 September 2020). "Customs agents not ready for Brexit trade with EU, survey shows". Financial Times. Retrieved 14 September 2020.

See also

• Common Transit Convention
• Operation Fennel