Help HMRC stop illegal trading and fraud
Illegal activity you can report to HMRC and UK Visas and Immigration
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You can contact HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and the UK Visas and Immigration to report information you have about illegal trading in:
- drugs
- alcohol
- cigarettes and tobacco
- firearms and explosives
- cash
- financial products such as shares and securities
- hydrocarbon oils
- military equipment - including any breaches of sanctions and arms embargoes
- weapons of mass destruction or their components
- indecent and obscene material - including child pornography
- meat and other foodstuffs
- endangered and protected species
- high-value goods such as works of art, antiques, gold, jewellery, etc
- counterfeit goods
- dangerous substances
You can also contact HMRC to report information about tax frauds involving:
- Aggregates Levy
- Betting and Gaming Duty
- Climate Change Levy
- Excise duties - including illegal use of rebated 'red' diesel
- Insurance Premium Tax
- Landfill Tax
- VAT - including Missing Trader Intra Community (MTIC) fraud (also known as 'carousel' fraud)
Report an immigration or border crime.