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You can use a SIEL to make shipments of specified military or dual-use items to a named consignee and/or end user.
Find out about Import VAT and Customs Duty when you send gifts into the UK.
Get help to classify textiles and which headings and codes to use.
Get help to classify articles of leather and other items in chapter 42 of the tariff for import and export.
Get help classifying computers, inkjet and toner cartridges and their components.
Get help to classify drones and aircraft parts for import and export.
Get help to classify herbal medicines, vitamins, food preparations, supplements and tonics for import and export.
Get help to classify electrical equipment such as communication equipment, cameras, and their parts and accessories.
When and how you need to register your item or apply for an exemption certificate to deal in ivory.
Get help to classify ceramic articles for import and export.
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.
You may be able to use an open individual export licence (OIEL) to regularly export similar controlled items to the same customer.
How retained GEA licences authorise the export of certain controlled items to specified countries.
How to use VAT margin schemes - records you need to keep, invoicing and VAT return reporting
Tax and reporting rules for employers providing gifts to employees
Use this form to apply for transfer of residence (ToR) relief when moving or returning to the UK.
Get help to classify organic chemicals that contain certain permitted additives or can be dissolved in water, for import and export.
Find out when you can zero rate books and other forms of printed matter.
Guide to licensing requirements and restrictions for trade control and the export of controlled military goods, software and technology.
Guide to licensing procedure and other restrictions for export of controlled dual-use items, software and technology, goods for torture and radioactive sources.
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