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This guidance explains the different preference tiers under the DCTS, including benefits for each tier, criteria for moving between tiers and transition periods.
This guidance outlines the requirements for claiming preferential tariffs under the Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS).
Guidance on dealing with transactions at undervalue and preferences
How local authorities should submit data for the annual school preference collections.
The Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) cuts tariffs, removes conditions and simplifies trading rules for 65 developing countries.
Get a preferential rate on goods you import to the UK from a Developing Countries Trading Scheme country.
If you import or export using a trade agreement or the Developing Countries Trading Scheme, you may be able to reduce the duties on your goods.
This article examines pro-social preferences in the decision to take up posts in rural and isolated areas
Guide for local authorities completing the school preference data collections 2024.
Find out how to claim a preferential rate of duty from a preference agreement when your goods are put into a customs warehouse.
This guidance provides an overview of the different tariffs for products exported to the UK under the DCTS, including how to identify commodity codes.
Analysis of secondary schools admissions and parents’ decision-making when choosing schools.
Ad hoc statistics on parents’ first preferences for different types of schools.
This guidance explains the Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) and how businesses can use it to export products to the UK.
Form A is used to give proof of origin for goods being imported from countries covered by the Developing Countries Trading Scheme.
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