Mobile Phones (Commercial) → United Kingdom

No specific restrictions for personal mobile phones (commercial)

Details

No specific restrictions for personal mobile phones (commercial). In the reverse direction (taking mobile phones (commercial) out of United Kingdom): restricted — Commercial-quantity mobile phones exported from United Kingdom requires a commercial export declaration; samples at personal quantities move informally.

Quantity limit

Personal use

Leaving with this item

Commercial-quantity mobile phones exported from United Kingdom requires a commercial export declaration; samples at personal quantities move informally.

Practical advice

Personal-use single phone clears as routine. Multiple unboxed phones may trigger commercial-intent scrutiny; His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) applies duty + 20% VAT above the personal allowance.

Customs authority

His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) · https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue-customs