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Find out what an ATA Carnet does and where you can get it from, when temporarily exporting goods from the UK.
Find out what to do if you experience a problem whilst submitting a declaration using the Customs Declaration Service.
Apply for licences and approvals you need to export controlled goods.
Find a customs agent or express operator to help you with import and export declarations.
Find a contact list of Border Force customs offices and their opening times.
Use the online service to report non-customs state aid payments you’ve received to HMRC and view your state aid allowance if you’ve claimed Customs Duty waivers.
Find out the completion rules and instructions for each 4-digit Requested and Previous Procedure Code that can be used in Data Element (DE) 1/10 for Imports.
The controls that apply if you transport waste out of or into England.
Find out how to prove the originating status of your goods and check if you can claim preferential tariff treatment.
Find out how to move your goods from inward processing into free circulation, another special procedure or re-export.
Tell HMRC about voluntary underpayments arising on import of goods.
Guide to licensing procedure and other restrictions for export of controlled dual-use items, software and technology, goods for torture and radioactive sources.
A guide for businesses and organisations that need to understand more about what sanctions are and how they work.
Find out the completion rules instructions for each 3-digit Union and National Additional Procedure Code that can be used in Data Element (DE) 1/11 for Imports.
Find out about trade agreements that can be used now.
Find out how to declare goods you’re bringing into Great Britain to sell or use for your business that are under the total value of £2,500 and meet certain other conditions.
How the UK's strategic export controls apply to academics, university researchers and their institutions, and when an export licence is needed.
Look up Customs Declaration Service error codes.
Find out how to set up a Direct Debit with your bank or building society if you’ve set up your duty deferment account.
Apply for Temporary Admission to import goods to the UK, or move goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland, and use them temporarily before re-exporting them.
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