Following the cessation of the Brexit transition period on 31 December 2020, the appeal of alcohol stocking holidays has dropped. There is no longer the option to fill up trailers and car boots with countless bottles of wine and champagne and openly transport them through customs with a wide grin.

You must declare goods that you take with you to sell outside the UK (e.g. if they are in your baggage or in a private vehicle). There is a different process if you take goods abroad temporarily (e.g. samples for a trade fair) or use a courier or freight forwarder.