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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.
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 what to do when you transport goods under a transit movement into or through the UK from common transit countries.
VAT, duty and customs declarations for goods received by post or courier - paying, collecting your goods, getting a refund and documents.
How to charge and account for VAT on the movement of goods between Northern Ireland and EU member states (VAT Notice 725).
Writ of Delivery: delivery of goods, damages and costs: Form No.64.
Find out the general rules for the Point of Sale Retail Scheme, how the scheme works, records you must keep and how to work out your VAT.
The rules, paperwork and training you need to transport dangerous goods
Find out about the Direct Calculation VAT Retail Schemes 1 and 2, how they work and what records you must keep.
Plan the route your goods will take so you can make your transit declaration and support your haulier or carrier to transport your goods.
What you need to do to get goods through customs if you’re using a UK port which uses the Goods Vehicle Movement Service.
Find out how to move your goods from inward processing into free circulation, another special procedure or re-export.
Understand how trading conditions and insurance can limit the financial risk for freight forwarders.
Check if you can send goods for humanitarian aid purposes using a simplified customs process.
How to move, store and trade duty-suspended and duty-paid excise goods.
Freight forwarders oversee the worldwide movement of cargo, packing, documentation and customs clearance, on behalf of importers and exporters.
How Standard Shipping Notes, Dangerous Goods Notes and Export Cargo Shipping Instructions work, and where you can get them from.
Get a goods movement reference to move goods through locations which use the Goods Vehicle Movement Service.
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