Anybody transported their own belongings over to France in a van on the ferry recently? Do we use the cerfa form 10070*03? All belongings are older than 12 months and I have a full inventory for anyone that needs it. Any help would be appreciated.
Hello Smudge,
You will need the Cerfa form, plus the inventory, and the certificat de non-cession, all in duplicate. I did it in two trips in July. I hired a 3.5 ton van from a firm in Dorset, not too far from where I was living. The first trip was via Dover and DFDS employees were a pain in the b***. Donât know customs law, made me leave the port and got me to do all sorts of forms that werenât needed, and had to buy a âfreightâ ticket in place of the âprivate vanâ ticket I had purchased. However, I declared the âusedâ (more than 12 months old) goods to be under ÂŁ1000 value and got green-laned in Calais, so Cerfa not presented to anybody.
Second trip, same van, by DFDS via Newhaven. Arrived early to check with a customs official and was told if Iâm taking my own goods out of the country for non-commercial purposes, âthey are not interestedâ.
Had to present Cerfa, inventory forms and the certificat de non-cession at customs in Dieppe, plus proof of a place to stay (I had already bought a house), and VLS-TS visa. Arrived in Dieppe at 22:00, first âsmallâ van in the queue after the commercial lorries. The customs lady reviewed the forms, asked a few questions, including total estimated value (about 11,000 Euros in my case), returned the forms and sent me on my way.
If itâs an option, Iâd say use the Newhaven-Dieppe route. But thatâs just my opinion.
Ant
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I havenât taken my personal goods to France (yet) but I second the suggestion of going Newhaven-Dieppe - thereâs a lot to be said for small sleepy ports instead of the rat-race that is Dover.
They also have a (somewhat alarming) sense of humour at the Newhaven check-in - when I arrived there for the overnight ferry a few weeks ago, the gates were shut, and the woman in the check-in booth said âSorry youâre too late youâve missed itâ. I did a slightly alarmed double-take (I had arrived at 9pm for an 11pm sailing) - in fact they had just shut the gates temporarily while they let everyone off the arriving sailing⊠
She had me going for a moment there though⊠They say you should never crack jokes with customs or immigration officials so I was caught unawares by comedy comments coming the other wayâŠ
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Hi AntPics
I see this post is very old but wondered if you are still active or if anyone else has anything to add.
I wondered if you could clarify for me, I have found the Cerfa form which I will fill in, I assume the inventory is just your list of items with rough values, could you tell me where you got a âcertificate de non-cessionâ and if theres anything else I should know about taking my ownn stuff over in my own van?
Many thanks
Hi Irbravo,
Yes Iâm still around from time to time. Many of the UK removals companies will have a version that you can download. For example :
From memory, the other thing the customs officer will want to see is proof of somewhere to live. I had already bought a house so just printed out the first few pages of the purchase contract, with address, date of sale and cost. If you are renting or staying with friends then you may need a copy of your rental agreement or letter from the people you are staying with.
Finally your visa (VLS-TS) or a Titre de SĂ©jour if you already have one.
Hope that helps,
Ant
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Thanks Ant
That looks perfect.
We bought a place out there last year but iâve only just recently got my VLS-TS so just about to try and make the move to primary residency over there.
Thanks again for the help
Cheers