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Learn how to identify misleading invoices and what you should do if you receive one.
Check a list of software developers who can provide Customs Declaration Service and Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF) software.
Apply for an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate, to study certain subjects in the UK.
Find out what checks you should complete and how to report potential fraud if you’re an agency, employer or worker.
Guidance and forms about importing and exporting goods, customs declarations, duties and tariffs. Including carriers and freight forwarders, storing goods, Freeports and commodity codes.
Records and paperwork you must keep if you’re a passenger plane operator.
Applications received to amend the specification of a patent under sections 27 and 75 before the court and the Office.
ATA Carnet lets you temporarily export commercial samples, trade fair or exhibition goods and professional equipment to countries that are part of the ATA Carnet system.
Use this form to request a certificate of the Comptroller or a certified or uncertified copy from a file or the register.
How to work out the customs value if transactions are between branch offices or include inter-company transfers and accounting if you're an importer or clearing agent.
Request an uncertified electronic copy of a UK patent or patent application for personal reference or research
How to protect your company from scams and fraud and how to report it.
Guidance on making a disclosure protected by the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998, (whistleblowing) to the Certification Officer
When dealing with UK trading partners you may need to prove that your business and supply chain is free from bribery and corruption.
We are allowing alternative courses of actions for manufacturing or laboratory equipment during the outbreak.
How to remove an overseas entity's registration from the Register of Overseas Entities.
Disclosure of the identity of individuals making applications and complaints to the Certification Officer
You can claim relief on Customs Duty and VAT if you're importing scientific materials and apparatus for education or research to the UK.
Fix a National Insurance contribution payment if you paid an employee the wrong amount after 6 November 2022.
How to get approval to use the Flexible Accounting System if you’re an agent, and how to use the system to pay customs charges on goods your client has imported.
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