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
   • 15 November 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. International road haulage: operator licences and permits
   • Detailed guide
   • 13 November 2018
   • Department for Transport, Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain, and Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

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News and communications

16 November 2018 — Speech

Secretary of State speech at Exporting Week 2018 - Bristol

Department for International Trade

1. 20,000 business opportunities for UK exporters showcased online
   • 16 November 2018
   • Department for International Trade
   • Press release
2. £5 billion of energy investment projects announced as the Board of Trade meets in Wales
   • 15 November 2018
   • Department for International Trade
   • Press release
3. £240 million investment drive creates thousands of Welsh jobs
   • 15 November 2018
   • Office of the Secretary of State for Wales and Department for International Trade
   • News story
4. The UK demonstrates global leading FinTech ecosystem to Money 20/20
   • 14 November 2018
   • World news story

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Research and statistics

1. Trade and investment core statistics book
   • 16 November 2018
   • Department for International Trade
   • Official statistics
2. great.gov.uk performance dashboard
   • 15 November 2018
   • Department for International Trade
   • Official statistics
3. 2017 Non-EU trade in goods by declared currency of invoice (final)
   • 14 November 2018
   • HM Revenue & Customs
   • Official statistics
4. Trade asymmetries between the UK and EU Member States, 2015 to 2017
   • 13 November 2018
   • HM Revenue & Customs
   • Official statistics
5. EU asymmetries data 2015 to 2017
   • 13 November 2018
   • HM Revenue & Customs
   • Statistical data set

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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. Department for Transport
13. Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
14. Department for Work & Pensions
15. Home Office
16. Life Sciences Organisation
17. Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation HM Treasury
18. Intellectual Property Office
19. Animal & Plant Health Agency
20. Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency
21. Export Guarantees Advisory Council
22. Northern Ireland Office
23. Department for Education
24. Rural Payments Agency
25. The Insolvency Service
26. Ministry of Justice
27. Border Force
28. Companies House
29. Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency
30. Infrastructure and Projects Authority
31. Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
32. Office for Low Emission Vehicles
33. The Oil and Pipelines Agency
34. Stabilisation Unit
35. Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain
36. Financial Services Trade and Investment Board
37. Government Actuary's Department
38. Government Office for Science
39. Industrial Development Advisory Board
40. Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
41. Certification Officer
42. Civil Nuclear Constabulary
43. Civil Service
44. Crown Commercial Service
45. HM Courts & Tribunals Service
46. HM Passport Office
47. Maritime & Coastguard Agency
48. Office for Product Safety & Standards
49. Office of the Advocate General for Scotland
50. Planning Inspectorate
51. Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative
52. Public Health England
53. Office of the Leader of the House of Commons
54. 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