Pursuant to section 297 of the Customs and Excise Act 2018, I, William Perry, hereby publish variations to the details of the automated electronic system known as eGate following a recent decision to expand eligibility to use Customs’ eGate automated electronic system.

People now eligible to use eGate as an alternative and voluntary mechanism to primary line processing by a Customs officer are:

• persons with an e-Passport, who are 12 years of age and over, and who are from the following countries:
  • Australia
  • Canada
  • France
  • Germany
  • Japan
  • The Netherlands
  • New Zealand
  • People’s Republic of China
  • Republic of Ireland
  • Republic of Korea (South Korea)
  • Singapore
  • United Kingdom
  • United States of America.
• persons with an e-Passport, who are 12 years of age and over, and who are invited by Customs to use the eGate on a trial basis, for the duration of that trial.

Dated this 29th day of October 2019.

WILLIAM PERRY, Acting Comptroller of Customs.