Pursuant to section 297 of the Customs and Excise Act 2018, I, Christine Stevenson, 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 10 years of age and over, and who are from the following countries:
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Canada
  • Denmark
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Japan
  • Luxembourg
  • The Netherlands
  • New Zealand
  • People’s Republic of China
  • Republic of Ireland
  • Republic of Korea (South Korea)
  • Romania
  • Singapore
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • United Kingdom
  • United States of America

• persons with an e-Passport, who are 10 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.

This variation will have effect from 27 May 2024.

Dated this 14th day of May 2024.

CHRISTINE STEVENSON, Comptroller of Customs.