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Find out how to import your personal belongings, pets and private motor vehicles when moving or returning to the UK.
Get help to classify articles of leather and other items in chapter 42 of the tariff for import and export.
Check if you can claim a VAT refund using the DIY housebuilders scheme, if you’re converting an existing building into a dwelling.
Check if you can claim a VAT refund using the DIY housebuilders scheme, if you’re building a new house.
What personal possessions (chattels) you need to pay Capital Gains Tax (CGT) on, how to work out your gain
Find out the rules to establish the country of origin of imported and exported goods and to help identify goods which qualify for lower or no Customs Duty.
Find out when you can zero rate books and other forms of printed matter.
The CMA will scrutinise ‘green’ claims made by Unilever about certain household essential items, such as a number of cleaning products and toiletries.
Get help to classify textiles and which headings and codes to use.
Hand luggage restrictions at UK airports - carry-on luggage, checked-in baggage, restricted items and liquids, electronic devices carried from Turkey, Lebanon, Egypt and Saudi Arabia
Get help to classify various types of vehicles such as mobility scooters, dumpers and utility vehicles, all-terrain vehicles and e-bikes for import and export.
Find out which supplies of children’s clothing or footwear are zero-rated for VAT.
Claim capital allowances so your business pays less tax when you buy assets - equipment, fixtures, business cars, plant and machinery, annual investment allowance, first year allowances.
Find out how the VAT Capital Goods Scheme (CGS) works, the items covered by the scheme, the rules and how adjustments and disposals are affected.
Check what you must do when you enter the UK if you’re coming from Ukraine with personal belongings and you have been issued a visa on the Ukraine Family or Sponsorship visa schemes.
Get help to classify ceramic articles for import and export.
Find out more information on relocation expenses and benefits that qualify for exemption.
Guide to licensing requirements and restrictions for trade control and the export of controlled military goods, software and technology.
Find out how to account for VAT schemes on business gifts, samples and promotional schemes.
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