Trade and investment

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Services

1. Trade Tariff: look up commodity codes, duty and VAT rates

   Search for import and export commodity codes and for tax, duty and licences that apply to your goods

2. Tax and customs for goods sent from abroad

   VAT, duty and customs declarations for goods received by post or courier - paying, collecting your goods, getting a refund and documents

3. Sign in to HMRC excise, import and export services

   Sign in to Intrastat, eBTI and New Export System and other excise, import and export services

4. Bringing goods into the UK

   Bringing in goods when you travel to the UK from abroad - types of tax and duty, EU and non-EU arrivals, and banned and restricted goods

5. Get an EORI number

   Apply to get an Economic Operator Registration and Identification scheme (EORI) number to export or import goods to or from countries outside the EU

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Guidance and regulation

1. HMRC exchange rates for 2018: monthly
   • Guidance
   • 29 October 2018
   • HM Revenue & Customs
2. Partnership pack: preparing for changes at the UK border after a ‘no deal’ EU exit
   • Guidance
   • 31 October 2018
   • HM Revenue & Customs
3. HMRC exchange rates for 2017: monthly
   • Guidance
   • 27 November 2017
   • HM Revenue & Customs
4. The single market (VAT Notice 725)
   • Detailed guide
   • 24 October 2018
   • HM Revenue & Customs
5. Goods exported from the UK (VAT Notice 703)
   • Detailed guide
   • 24 March 2014
   • HM Revenue & Customs

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News and communications

12 November 2018 — Speech

PM speech to the Lord Mayor’s Banquet: 12 November 2018

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

1. British firms secure £2 billion of deals at Expo in Shanghai
   • 12 November 2018
   • Department for International Trade
   • News story
2. £109 million investment to create 359 jobs
   • 10 November 2018
   • Department for International Trade
   • Press release
3. DIT supports Plymouth firm producing 2.6 billion products a year
   • 9 November 2018
   • Department for International Trade
   • Press release
4. British Embassy Warsaw and Polish Association of Local Government Carriers sign letter of intent
   • 9 November 2018
   • World news story

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Research and statistics

1. UK overseas trade in goods statistics: September 2018
   • 9 November 2018
   • HM Revenue & Customs
   • National statistics
2. UK overseas trade in goods statistics September 2018: import and export data
   • 9 November 2018
   • HM Revenue & Customs
   • Statistical data set
3. Regional trade in goods statistics disaggregated by smaller geographical areas: 2017
   • 7 November 2018
   • HM Revenue & Customs
   • Official statistics
4. Trade and investment core statistics book
   • 2 November 2018
   • Department for International Trade
   • Official statistics
5. VAT gap estimates
   • 29 October 2018
   • HM Revenue & Customs
   • Official statistics

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Policy papers and consultations

1. Trade with New Zealand
   • 30 October 2018
   • Department for International Trade
   • Closed consultation
   • Date closed 27 October 2018
2. Trade with Australia
   • 30 October 2018
   • Department for International Trade
   • Closed consultation
   • Date closed 27 October 2018
3. Trade with the US
   • 30 October 2018
   • Department for International Trade
   • Closed consultation
   • Date closed 27 October 2018
4. Overseas sales soar for Simworx following support from UKEF
   • 8 October 2018
   • UK Export Finance
   • Case study
5. Joint Statement: Inaugural meeting of US-UK Financial Regulatory Working Group
   • 18 September 2018
   • HM Treasury
   • Policy paper

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

1. Healthcare UK annual review April 2017 to March 2018
   • 31 October 2018
   • Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England, Healthcare UK, and Department for International Trade
   • Corporate report
2. Department for International Trade single departmental plan
   • 9 October 2018
   • Department for International Trade
   • Corporate report
3. Government Annuities Investment Fund account 2010
   • 6 August 2018
   • UK Debt Management Office
   • Corporate report
4. UK Strategic Export Controls annual report 2017
   • 23 July 2018
   • Foreign & Commonwealth Office
   • Corporate report
5. Department for International Trade annual report and accounts 2017 to 2018
   • 19 July 2018
   • Department for International Trade
   • Corporate report

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Organisations

1. Foreign & Commonwealth Office
2. HM Revenue & Customs
3. Department for International Trade
4. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street
5. UK Export Finance

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1. Ministry of Defence
2. Cabinet Office
3. HM Treasury
4. Department for International Development
5. Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
6. Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs
7. Department of Health & Social Care
8. Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
9. Office of the Secretary of State for Wales Swyddfa Ysgrifennydd Gwladol Cymru
10. Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland
11. Department for Exiting the European Union
12. Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
13. Department for Transport
14. Department for Work & Pensions
15. Home Office
16. Life Sciences Organisation
17. Intellectual Property Office
18. Animal & Plant Health Agency
19. Export Guarantees Advisory Council
20. Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation HM Treasury
21. Northern Ireland Office
22. Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency
23. Department for Education
24. Rural Payments Agency
25. The Insolvency Service
26. Ministry of Justice
27. Border Force
28. Companies House
29. Infrastructure and Projects Authority
30. Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
31. Office for Low Emission Vehicles
32. The Oil and Pipelines Agency
33. Stabilisation Unit
34. Financial Services Trade and Investment Board
35. Government Actuary's Department
36. Government Office for Science
37. Industrial Development Advisory Board
38. Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
39. Certification Officer
40. Civil Nuclear Constabulary
41. Civil Service
42. Crown Commercial Service
43. HM Courts & Tribunals Service
44. HM Passport Office
45. Maritime & Coastguard Agency
46. Office for Product Safety & Standards
47. Office of the Advocate General for Scotland
48. Planning Inspectorate
49. Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative
50. Public Health England
51. Office of the Leader of the House of Commons
52. Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain
53. Veterinary Medicines Directorate

1. Export Control Joint Unit
2. Innovate UK
3. Department for International Trade Defence & Security Organisation
4. Healthcare UK
5. Military Aviation Authority
6. Industrial Injuries Advisory Council
7. Government Chemist
8. Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
9. Environment Agency
10. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
11. Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
12. Defence Equipment and Support
13. Forestry Commission
14. UK Space Agency
15. Dounreay
16. Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
17. Defence Infrastructure Organisation
18. HM Land Registry
19. Low Level Waste Repository Ltd
20. Magnox Ltd
21. Office for Life Sciences
22. Office of Tax Simplification
23. Radioactive Waste Management
24. Regulatory Policy Committee
25. Sellafield Ltd

Explore these sub-topics

1. Customs declarations, duties and tariffs (import and export)
2. Digital trade
3. Exporting
4. Free trade
5. Importing
6. Inward investment
7. Outward investment
8. Trade barriers