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Find out about the different types of delivery costs, and which ones you must include or exclude in the customs value if you’re an importer or clearing agent.
Find out how to apply VAT to charges for postage, delivery services and how to treat direct marketing services involving distribution of printed matter.
How to account for VAT on services when a vehicle, ship or aircraft is provided, together with a driver or crew for the transport of goods.
VAT, duty and customs declarations for goods received by post or courier - paying, collecting your goods, getting a refund and documents.
How to take someone to the court to get compensation or payment for a collision at sea, a ship mortgage or another shipping dispute.
Study on the potential role of shipping CO2 in reducing the cost of carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) in the UK.
How to work out the customs value of imported goods that are free of charge, used, rented or leased if you're an importer or clearing agent.
The controls that apply if you transport waste out of or into England.
Find out if VAT is due when you sell, send or transfer goods from Great Britain to outside the UK or from Northern Ireland to outside the UK and EU.
Use this form to apply for an order authorising an officer of the court or a constable to take charge of and deliver a child.
Tax and customs on personal belongings when you move to the UK permanently or temporarily - shipping, tax and duty
Find out the VAT liability for supplying ships, trains, aircraft and associated services in the UK.
Find out if you can zero rate VAT if you sell, lease or hire out a freight container for export from the UK.
Online proforma registration and guidance for owners, operators and bareboat charterers registering merchant vessels under the UK flag.
The rules, paperwork and training you need to transport dangerous goods
How sellers deal with VAT for goods from overseas that they sell direct to customers in the UK.
Resilient energy networks are critical for energy security, and a strengthening of our electricity network will ensure we can meet challenges from an increasing diversified energy mix.
Find out what you can do with your goods when they are being processed or repaired using outward processing.
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