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Find out if your ivory item may qualify for the pre-1918 outstandingly high artistic, cultural or historical value exemption, how to apply and what to do if it is refused or revoked.
Declare imported goods to customs, by entering them in your own records.
Check how you can operate an authorised consignee temporary storage facility so you can store goods for up to 6 days, including how to get authorised.
How to import animals and animal products to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man from non-EU countries.
Get a goods movement reference to move goods through locations which use the Goods Vehicle Movement Service.
How to manage a temporary storage facility, how to handle goods, what records to keep, how to increase the size of, or move goods between facilities.
Find out how to account for VAT schemes on business gifts, samples and promotional schemes.
Arrange a special collection for large waste items - most councils will collect things like old sofas, fridges or washing machines for a fee
Get a preferential rate on goods you import to the UK from a Developing Countries Trading Scheme country.
Find out what to do if you have something seized (Notice 12A).
You may be able to use an open individual export licence (OIEL) to regularly export similar controlled items to the same customer.
How sellers deal with VAT for goods from overseas that they sell direct to customers in the UK.
How to use the simplified declaration procedure when importing goods into the UK.
Find out what to do when you transport goods out of the UK under a transit movement to common transit countries.
Check if an item of upholstered domestic seating is a waste or non-waste item and, if it is waste, identify if it contains persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
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Prove the origin of your goods if you’re trading with a country that has a trade agreement with the UK, or is covered by the Developing Countries Trading Scheme.
How to use Method 4 to work out the customs value of your imported goods if you’re an importer or clearing agent.
Find out how to move a specific type of goods across the UK border - including licences and certificates, calculating tax and duty, and making declarations.
Assess your goods, software and technology to determine whether or not they are controlled and require a licence to export.
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