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Use the online service or postal form C1454 if you're an exporter and want to use Simplified Procedures to export preference qualifying goods to preference-giving countries.
Learn how to publish accessible documents to meet the needs of all users under the accessibility regulations.
Find out how to prove the originating status of your goods and check if you can claim preferential tariff treatment.
Use the Customs Declaration Service to claim back import duty and VAT on damaged imports, or form C&E1179 for Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF).
How a manufacturer can apply for approval to supply a non-compliant medical device on humanitarian grounds.
How to access and use the New Computerised Transit System (NCTS) to submit electronic transit declarations.
How product specific rules are used to identify the country of origin when importing or exporting between the UK and EU.
Apply for Temporary Admission to import goods to the UK, or move goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland, and use them temporarily before re-exporting them.
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.
Licensing requirements for importers and exporters, duty rates, reliefs and import VAT for printed books, newspapers and related products.
Check if you can apply for Authorised Use relief to reduce your payments when you import goods for a specific use. This can include repairs, maintenance or processing.
Get help to classify footwear and parts of footwear for import and export.
View designs registered in the designs journal from the last 25 years
When you do and do not have to offer a refund, repair or replacement, unconditional refunds for online purchases, and penalties for deceiving customers
Get help to classify various types of wood for import and export.
Guidance for businesses who have unregistered Community designs.
Find out how to value your goods to help when working out the VAT due when importing goods into the UK.
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.
Use the Customs Declaration Service or Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight online service, or form C285, depending on where you made your declaration.
Use these general provisions to help you determine the origin of your products.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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