Risk and Liaison Overseas Network: charges for carriers

This section contains information about charges and is relevant to all carriers (especially the owners, agents and operators of ships and aircraft) operating international services to the United Kingdom.

Under Section 40 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, carriers are liable to charges if they carry a passenger to the United Kingdom who is not properly documented (we call this an 'inadequately documented arrival'). The current charge for each inadequately documented arrival is £2,000. The carriers liaison section of the UK Border Agency (part of the Risk and Liaison Overseas Network) is responsible for administering charges under Section 40.

This section gives details of what we mean by an inadequately documented arrival. It also explains our charging regime and gives practical advice on how to object to these charges. You will also find useful information on how we can help you to limit the number of inadequately documented arrivals you carry on your services, and details of a scheme that recognises the work you do to try to prevent such arrivals.