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GMR — what it is and who prepares it

What the GMR number in GVMS is, what it is for, and why the carrier cannot create it without GB import documents.

A GMR (Goods Movement Reference) is the movement number in the UK GVMS system the driver uses to cross into the UK. The carrier prepares it, but only on the basis of GB import documents supplied by the sender or client — without them the GMR cannot be created.

Key facts

The GMR ties declarations (export, import, transit) into one number per crossing.
Without complete GB documents the driver cannot board the ferry/Eurotunnel.
Clear split: who provides import documents and who creates the GMR.

At OPTIMUS TRANSPORT we prepare the GMR as part of the UK haul. See customs clearance.

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