A recent tribunal decision on an individual bringing jewellery back into the UK after having it repaired in Dubai, highlights the importance of being aware of customs rules, otherwise, there’s a chance the goods could be seized for smuggling. Mrs Amina Omar’s jewellery, worth £19,000, was seized at Heathrow Airport on 21 February 2020, for exceeding her duty-free allowance of £390. The Border Force officer that stopped her in the green channel alleged that the jewellery was new and not, as Mrs Omar claimed, her own jewellery accumulated over many years, that she had taken to Dubai for repair.
Source RSM
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