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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.
Get a preferential rate on goods you import to the UK from a Developing Countries Trading Scheme country.
This guidance explains the Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) and how businesses can use it to export products to the UK.
Find out how to prove the originating status of your goods and check if you can claim preferential tariff treatment.
This guidance explains what rules of origin (RoOs) are and the changes under the Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS).
Rules for moving goods between the UK and EU under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
The Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) cuts tariffs, removes conditions and simplifies trading rules for 65 developing countries.
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.
You're required to keep records for all traded goods you declare to HMRC for four years, for duty and tax purposes and for government statistics.
This guidance provides an overview of the different tariffs for products exported to the UK under the DCTS, including how to identify commodity codes.
How you import from and export to Turkey.
You’ll need to classify the goods you import with the right commodity code, check they meet the rules of origin, and get proof of their origin.
Check the goods you export from the UK meet the relevant rules of origin and provide proof of where the goods originate from.
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.
Find UK trade data from HMRC. Look up data about imports, exports, commodities and traders.
How you import from and export to Canada.
How to make an origin declaration if you're using it as proof of origin for products using the Developing Countries Trading Scheme.
Find details of recent trade mark applications or amendments by searching the journal
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