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CONTENTS WELCOME BE PREPARED KICKSTART YOUR ARRIVAL WELCOME WEEK 5 WAYS TO BE WELL STUDENT LIFE CHECKLIST

You may wish to ship
Prescriptions some larger items to

If you are on regular medication, be sure the UK rather than
to bring at least two month’s supply of packing them in your
your prescription – but preferably three
months if at all possible. There may be hold luggage.
some discrepancy between drug regulations
in the UK and your home country that
can occasionally make access to your
usual medication more difficult. Having
a reasonable supply of your medication
before moving to the UK will help to avoid
any additional stress if you are managing a
health issue.

Shipping personal items

You may wish to ship some larger items to
the UK rather than packing them in your
hold luggage. To make sure you don’t pay
too much tax when shipping your goods to
the UK, HM Revenue & Customs has created
a Customs Procedure Code 4000C06.
You should give this code to your courier
who will attach it to a C88 form. This code
covers the tax for clothes, books and any
personal items you will need for their time
at university. If you use a postal service you
will need to pay and then reclaim import
VAT. Full details can be found on the UK
government website.

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