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Use a general guarantee account to cover any import duty due on goods when they enter the UK.
How to use your account to cover duty and import VAT, check your balance, pay HMRC, give an Individual Bank Guarantee and what to do if your guarantee will not cover the amount due.
Find out who has to pay VAT payments on account, how HMRC works out your payments, the alternatives and how and when to pay.
Find out how to apply for a duty deferment account so you can delay paying most customs or tax charges when you import goods into Great Britain or release goods from an excise warehouse.
What information you may be asked for by your account provider and how that information is shared.
How to register for Payment by Account (PBA) to pay for HMCTS online court fees with MyHMCTS and E-Filing.
Use your duty deferment account to delay paying most duties and import VAT.
How to pay into or top up your cash account if you're making a frontier declaration.
How to get approval to use the Flexible Accounting System if you’re an agent, and how to use the system to pay customs charges on goods your client has imported.
Find out how the new Customs Declaration Service cash account works, when it can be used and what type of customs charges you can pay.
What to do if you’re a company director or an accountant who has to pay a penalty to Companies House for filing your company accounts late.
How to pay what you owe if you've used the Customs Declaration Service to tell HMRC you've imported goods into the UK.
Search for unclaimed money in a Court Funds Office account - find account, get information and claim
How to report details of your disguised remuneration loan scheme and account for your loan charge liability.
Guidance on how to use the apprenticeship service to access funds to pay for apprenticeship training.
Apply for and use a Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) pre-funded account to pay for Driver CPC and driving test services.
How to pay Corporation Tax: payment reference number, online, Bacs or CHAPS, Direct Debit, cheque or at your bank.
How to account for import VAT on your VAT Return if you're using postponed VAT accounting.
If you’re coming to the UK, you’ll need to prove you have enough money to support yourself and any dependants in the UK.
Use a customs comprehensive guarantee to cover Customs Duty, excise duty and import VAT when you regularly import goods or use common and Union transit.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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