Prohibition on importation
- Do not import goods into the UK without a valid licence Trader
UK Statutory Instrument
1954
United Kingdom
Import of Goods (Control) Order 1954
At a glance
Enforced by
What's here
2 compliance obligations
Penalty landscape
1 of 2 obligations carry imprisonment (6 months). 1 has no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Trader 1
- Any Person 1
Other Acts binding the same actors
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Traders also bound by 219 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Value Added Tax Regulations 1995 1995 952 duties
- TULRCA 1992 1992 39 duties
- Companies Act 2006 2006 39 duties
- Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013 2013 39 duties
- The Customs (Import Duty) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 2018 33 duties
Any Person also bound by 749 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Human Medicines Regulations 2012 2012 110 duties
- Licensing Act 2003 2003 105 duties
- Merchant Shipping Act 1995 1995 97 duties
- Road Traffic Act 1988 1988 95 duties
- Air Navigation Order 2016 2016 86 duties
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
False statements etc
6 months imprisonment- Provide false information to obtain an import licence Any Person
Browse 14 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Licensed imports
Channel Islands
Licences
Interpretation and revocation
Interpretation and revocation
Citation and Commencement
Subject to the provisions of this Order, all goods are...
Nothing in Article 1 hereof shall be taken to prohibit...
Nothing in Article 1 hereof shall be taken to prohibit...
If for the purpose of obtaining a licence under this...
(1) Any licence granted under Article 2 hereof may be...
(1) In this Order “goods”, unless otherwise specified, means both...
The Import of Goods (Control) Order, 1940, the Import of...
This Order may be cited as the Import of Goods...
Enforcement and responsible bodies
The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.
Export Control Joint Unit
Administers the UK export licensing system for military and dual-use goods, software, and technology. Part of the Department for Business and Trade. …
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Made under
Import, Export and Customs Powers (Defence) Act 1939 1939 Primary Act
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