Following the United Kingdom’s (UK) withdrawal from the European Union (EU), there are two separate VAT and Customs territories, the UK and the EU, and aircraft importation should now be addressed in the relevant separate territorial jurisdiction.  

The importation of aircraft into the UK, and or the EU, to enable free circulation, is a key requirement for many business jet owners and operators. Our Isle of Man office offers aircraft importation services to facilitate the timely and VAT efficient importation of aircraft into the UK, and or, into the EU territorial jurisdictions.

Our UK importation services include:

• Representation for UK and non-UK aircraft holding entities
• Collation and preparation of technical assurance documentation for liaison and pre-clearance with the VAT and Customs authority 
• ODS licensing compliance pre-importation  
• C88 certification post importation

Our EU importation services include:

• Representation for EU and non-EU aircraft holding entities
• Collation and preparation of technical assurance documentation for liaison and pre-clearance with the respective VAT and Customs authority
• ODS licensing compliance pre-importation  
• SAD certification post importation

Our Isle of Man office has extensive experience in the set up and administration of corporate structures and subsequent UK/EU importation, having provided services and technical advice in this area for several decades.

Key benefits of our importation services:

• No physical payment of VAT
• Bank guarantees are not required
• Our service is available to both established and non-established entities
• Aircraft imported into the UK/EU will have free circulation entitlement across the respective territorial jurisdictions
• The aircraft importation service may conveniently be executed from one of a number of key airport locations 
• A short front end preparation process, followed by same day release of the aircraft from customs control, whether we are managing a UK or EU importation