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You can claim a relief to pay no Customs Duty and VAT if you're importing inherited goods into the UK.
Find out if your ivory item may qualify for the pre-1918 outstandingly high artistic, cultural or historical value exemption, how to apply and what to do if it is refused or revoked.
Find out if relief is available for goods using Temporary Admission and if your goods require you to be established inside or outside the UK.
Find out how to value your goods to help when working out the VAT due when importing goods into the UK.
Export controls on goods that can be used for torture or capital punishment.
How to use VAT margin schemes - records you need to keep, invoicing and VAT return reporting
Guide to licensing procedure and other restrictions for export of controlled dual-use items, software and technology, goods for torture and radioactive sources.
Find out about the goods that are restricted and controlled when importing or exporting merchandise in your baggage.
Bringing in goods for personal use when you travel to the UK from abroad - types of tax and duty, duty free, EU and non-EU arrivals, banned and restricted goods.
Get help to classify ceramic articles for import and export.
When and how you need to register your item or apply for an exemption certificate to deal in ivory.
The rules on bringing food or animal products into Great Britain from abroad: restrictions, types of food and the amount you can bring.
Submit a return (EX606) to declare duty on wine, cider and other fermented products (formally made-wine) each month.
How to move goods, in parcels or large letters, between Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and Northern Ireland.
The DUCR and the optional Part suffix is the main reference key to any Customs Handling of Import & Export Freight (CHIEF) declaration.
RIPL specialises in the diagnosis and management of unusual or hazardous infectious diseases present in the UK or imported into the country.
How to apply for repayment of import duty and VAT on protective equipment or medical supplies brought into the UK from non-EU countries from 30 January 2020 up to 31 December 2020.
There’s a ban on supplying luxury goods to anyone in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) or Syria, directly or indirectly.
Find out if the goods you're declaring to inward or outward processing are classed as sensitive goods.
Guidance for exporting nuclear equipment, material and technology that appears on what is known as the 'Trigger List'.
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