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Find out what you need to do when making a full declaration to send goods from the UK.
Check if you can make a declaration by conduct or orally if you’re claiming Returned Goods Relief or Temporary Admission for reusable packaging.
Prove the origin of your goods if you’re trading with a country that has a trade agreement with the UK, or is covered by the Developing Countries Trading Scheme.
Find out what to do if you use roll on roll off locations or the Channel Tunnel to transport goods to the EU from the UK.
How to bring goods into the UK from any country, including how much tax and duty you’ll need to pay and whether you need to get a licence or certificate.
Use form C&E48 to apply for authorisation to use simplified procedures for importing and exporting.
How to import or move animal by-products from the EU to Great Britain.
Guide to licensing procedure and other restrictions for export of controlled dual-use items, software and technology, goods for torture and radioactive sources.
Check if your import, export or re-export needs a permit or certificate under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
How to make export declarations and get goods through the UK border
These videos provide information about moving goods between Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and the EU. They cover new rules that have come into force in 2022.
Learn about about importing and exporting goods.
How to import plants, fruit, vegetables, cut flowers, trees, seeds and used agricultural machinery to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) from the EU, Liechtenstein and Switzerland.
How to use the simplified declaration procedure when exporting goods from the UK.
How to import plants, fruit, vegetables, cut flowers, trees, seeds and used agricultural machinery from non-EU countries to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).
Guidance on exporting or moving high-risk food and feed of non-animal origin (HRFNAO) from Great Britain to the EU or Northern Ireland.
Guidance explaining the export of controlled goods.
Find out how to import live fish, molluscs and crustaceans for farming, ornamental, or any other purpose except direct human consumption
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