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The controls that apply if you transport waste out of or into England.
Find out how to apply for a duty deferment account so you can delay paying most customs or tax charges when you import goods into Great Britain or release goods from an excise warehouse.
Apply for Temporary Admission to import goods to the UK, or move goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland, and use them temporarily before re-exporting them.
Find out the completion rules and instructions for each 4-digit Requested and Previous Procedure Code that can be used in Data Element (DE) 1/10 for Imports.
Find out what to do if you experience a problem whilst submitting a declaration using the Customs Declaration Service.
How to account for import VAT on your VAT Return if you're using postponed VAT accounting.
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.
Tell HMRC about voluntary underpayments arising on import of goods.
Find out the completion rules instructions for each 3-digit Union and National Additional Procedure Code that can be used in Data Element (DE) 1/11 for Imports.
How to pay into or top up your cash account if you're making a frontier declaration.
Find a customs agent or express operator to help you with import and export declarations.
This guidance summarises the requirements, controls and sanctions that Border Force applies to firearms and offensive weapons when they are imported into the UK.
Use the online service to report non-customs state aid payments you’ve received to HMRC and view your state aid allowance if you’ve claimed Customs Duty waivers.
Find a contact list of Border Force customs offices and their opening times.
Use inward processing to delay or reduce import duties or VAT on goods that you process or repair.
Check the final amounts of import VAT and duty due online if you make declarations using the Customs Declaration Service.
When you can amend or cancel your declaration depends on if you have received a final tax calculation message or if the declaration has been cleared.
Find out how to move your goods from inward processing into free circulation, another special procedure or re-export.
Find out how to give or view an authority to use deferment, guarantee or cash account to import goods.
Find out about trade agreements that can be used now.
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