Do you have to go through customs between UK and France?

Important: you must declare to Customs any goods in excess of €150, €300, or €430 (see table above) that you are carrying, and pay the corresponding duties and taxes. The customs declaration may be oral or written, depending on the goods and their value.



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Yes, Immigration and Passport Control first, Then after collecting luggage, you go thru Customs, there are 3 channels for Customs, nothing to declare , goods to declare , arrivals from European Union. As you will be arriving from Nice, you look for the blue lane, arrivals from EU.

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Eurostar passengers require a valid passport or identity card. You will pass through UK, French, Dutch or Belgian customs depending on the journey you are undertaking.

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Charles de Gaulle Airport (also know as Roissy, after the nearby town), is where all flights from North America arrive in Paris. It's at this airport that you will go through customs, pick up your luggage, and meet your private driver catch vehicle or catch a train to the center of the city.

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Until two years ago, passengers could just show their passports for often quick checks, but since 2021, after Britain left the European Union, British travelers in both directions have been required to get their passports stamped.

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You might have to go through customs during a layover, especially if your layover is in the Schengen Area (which consists of most countries in the EU). For example, if your final destination is Paris, France, but you have a layover in Madrid, Spain, you will actually go through customs in Spain, not France.

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Transferring between an international and domestic flight is more complicated than a domestic-to-domestic connection. Here's what you're expected to encounter: If you checked a bag, you'll have to collect it from baggage claim from the international flight. You'll need to clear customs and immigration.

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If you leave the aircraft in the first group of passengers you should expect to get through immigration fairly quickly but allow yourself anything from 10 mins to 1hour. Then it's on to baggage reclamation, you can expect to wait around half an hour at the carousel, there's a lot of bags going through here!

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Your passport will be checked by UKBA security staff before being checked by French passport control. This will only take a few minutes.

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All of our border and luggage checks take place before you depart, which means you can simply hop off the train when you arrive. Our trains can carry up to 894 passengers, so there may be times when you experience queues at the station. This can particularly happen on peak days or when checks take a bit longer.

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On Eurostar there's no weight limit for your luggage, but you must be able to carry and lift your bags safely on your own, as there is no porter service at the station and our teams are unfortunately unable to help with luggage. Each bag can be up to 85cm long at its widest point and should be clearly labelled.

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