The window to apply for ECMT permits has been extended to 18 January and permits will only be allocated after the application period has ended.
Permits will not be issued on a first-come, first-served basis.
You can apply for European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT) international road haulage permits for journeys between ECMT member countries.
Hauliers might need the ECMT permits to transport goods in the EU and European Economic Area (EEA) from 11pm on 29 March 2019 if there’s a ‘no deal’ Brexit.
You must only use a permit in one vehicle at a time, so if you have 10 ECMT permits, you can have a maximum of 10 vehicles making journeys to or through ECMT member countries at once.
When a vehicle returns to the UK, you can move the permit to another vehicle on your operator licences. That vehicle can then make journeys to or through ECMT member countries.
You cannot use ECMT permits:
- to travel through ECMT member countries on journeys to non-ECMT member countries
- for cabotage
- for unaccompanied trailers or semi-trailers
- with vehicles that are not Euro VI compliant
Find out more or apply for a permit here on the gov.uk website.
