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A list of foodstuffs with current European Union (EU) import restrictions.
This guidance outlines the requirements for claiming preferential tariffs under the Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS).
Why you need a guarantee and how to work out how much guarantee you need to cover your movements.
Find a list of codes for the types of Government Department licences that can be declared for imports and exports in Data Element 2/3 (Appendix 5C).
How to use Method 2 to work out the customs value of your imported goods if you’re an importer or clearing agent.
How to work out the customs value of imported goods that are free of charge, used, rented or leased if you're an importer or clearing agent.
Get relief if you’re importing biological and chemical substances for research purposes from outside the EU and UK.
How to set up a border control post to receive animals, animal products, plants, plant products, wood and high risk foods not of animal origin.
Find out how to check your New Computerised Transit System (NCTS) guarantee balance.
Get help to classify electric lamps for import and export.
Find out about the customs simplified procedure aggregation rules for the Customs Declaration Service (CDS).
This Data Element Completion Guide relates to Customs Declaration Service (CDS) Customs Clearance Requests ((CCR) inventory releases previously referred to as C21s) for export purposes only.
Find out about the goods that are restricted and controlled when importing or exporting merchandise in your baggage.
Find out how to use an EORI number from an EU country to move goods in and out of Northern Ireland if you’re a business established in the EU.
Find out how to manage a customs warehouse, handle goods, and process, repair and move goods.
How you import from and export to Norway.
Rules for shipping WEEE into and out of England from 1 January 2025. How to check you are using the correct code and control.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing milk and colostrum products and by-products to Great Britain.
Find out about risks of excise duty evasion and other commercial risks if you're an excise warehousekeeper or registered consignor.
Find out what repairs or processing you can do to your goods in a customs warehouse without authorisation, this is known as usual forms of handling.
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