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Find out about Customs Duty, excise duty and import VAT you may need to pay when you send gifts into the UK.
The controls that apply if you transport waste out of or into England.
How to check the tariff rates that apply to goods you import.
ATA Carnet lets you temporarily export commercial samples, trade fair or exhibition goods and professional equipment to countries that are part of the ATA Carnet system.
Check when you can use postponed VAT accounting to declare and recover import VAT on the same VAT Return.
Check if you can amend or cancel your import declaration, what to do if you get an error message and what happens if your declaration has already cleared.
Find out how to prove the originating status of your goods and check if you can claim preferential tariff treatment.
How to pay into or top up your cash account if you're making a frontier declaration.
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 a customs agent or express operator to help you with import and export declarations.
Check the time limits and how to claim back import duty and VAT you’ve paid on damaged or rejected imports.
If you move goods in or out of Northern Ireland the Trader Support Service will guide you through any changes due to the implementation of the Windsor Framework.
Import prohibitions in force under the Russia Sanctions Regulations 2019, as amended. It should be read alongside the statutory guidance.
Find out which rates of exchange to use to work out the customs value of your imported goods if any invoice amounts are shown in a foreign currency.
Find out what you need to do when importing commercial goods into Great Britain in your accompanied baggage or small vehicle.
How to import plants, fruit, vegetables, cut flowers, trees, seeds and used agricultural machinery from non-EU countries to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).
Find out about trade agreements that can be used now.
Check the final amounts of import VAT and duty due online if you make declarations using the Customs Declaration Service.
Find out what to do if you experience a problem whilst submitting a declaration using the Customs Declaration Service.
Make an entry summary declaration if you move goods into Great Britain, into Northern Ireland from Great Britain, or into Northern Ireland from countries outside the EU.
Do not include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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