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Find out if VAT is due when you sell, send or transfer goods from Great Britain to outside the UK or from Northern Ireland to outside the UK and EU.
Includes moving goods in the EU and commodity codes
How to move goods from the UK to international destinations, including any special rules you’ll need to follow to move your goods from the UK.
How and when you can apply zero-rated VAT to exported goods.
How to apply for the different simplified declarations for exports and what you need for authorisation to use them.
The UK is a potential market for many goods and services from Africa.
Use these examples to help you complete declarations on the Customs Declarations Service for exports.
Before exporting to international markets, you should check if your business is ready, and research the demand for your products.
This guide provides case studies of export diversification in developing countries drawn from different regions, income levels and sizes
Find out what you need to do when making a full declaration to send goods from the UK.
This guidance explains the Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) and how businesses can use it to export products to the UK.
Guide to licensing procedure and other restrictions for export of controlled dual-use items, software and technology, goods for torture and radioactive sources.
This series brings together all documents relating to Export of objects of cultural interest
Reports and data on export control licensing compiled by the export control organisation.
Importing: an overview
To sell goods to UK consumers, you may need to partner with other organisations, such as importers, distributors or retailers.
Find out the rules to establish the country of origin of imported and exported goods and to help identify goods which qualify for lower or no Customs Duty.
Use this service to tell HMRC about exports that were not notified through the Customs Declaration Service (CDS), when they arrived or left the UK port.
The Department for International Trade's (DIT) guides for UK businesses who are interested in selling overseas.
The UK's regulatory framework for strategic export controls and the circumstances where you might need an export licence.
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