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Get help to classify various types of vehicles such as mobility scooters, dumpers and utility vehicles, all-terrain vehicles and e-bikes for import and export.
Check for workarounds to the declaration completion instructions for Customs Declaration Service known errors if you’re submitting a customs clearance request or customs declaration.
Find the supervising office (SPOFF) codes for Data Element 5/27 when making a declaration to the Customs Declaration Service (Appendix 17).
Find the codes which can be used in Data Element 5/23 to identify the location where the goods may be examined for Goods Vehicle Movement Service (GVMS) ports (Appendix 16S).
Find the tax type codes which identify the kinds of duty or tax to be paid or secured (Appendix 8).
You may be able to pay no Customs Duty or a reduced amount of duty for goods you bring or receive into the UK, depending on what they are and what you do with them.
Find a list of codes which can be used in Data Element 5/23 to identify the location where the goods may be examined for internal temporary storage facilities (Appendix 16D).
Find codes for the allowable methods of payment when using the Customs Declaration Service (Appendix 9).
Get help to classify plastics for import and export.
Get help classifying computers, inkjet and toner cartridges and their components.
Get help to classify footwear and parts of footwear for import and export.
Get help to classify various types of wood for import and export.
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).
This guide provides detailed completion instructions for data elements when making an import declaration to the Customs Declaration Service (CDS) using Simplified Process for Internal Market Movements (SPIMM) and UK Carrier …
Find codes which identify the type of customs authorisation held (Appendix 6).
Find the measurement unit codes for Data Elements 2/3 and 4/4 when making a declaration to the Customs Declaration Service (Appendix 20).
Get help to classify ceramic articles for import and export.
Find the location codes for the UN/LOCODE to be used in Data Elements 4/1 and 5/23 when using the Customs Declaration Service (Appendix 16I).
Find the national additional codes to be declared in Data Element 6/17 to calculate duties and taxes (Appendix 19).
Find package type codes for Data Element 6/9 (Appendix 18).
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