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How and when you can apply zero-rated VAT to exported goods.
Use this service to apply for certificates and inspections if you export plants from England and Wales.
Find out how to import your personal belongings, pets and private motor vehicles when moving or returning to the UK.
Use this guidance to find the risk category and inspection rate for imports of live animals and animal products from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein to Great Britain.
Request reports based on your Customs Declaration Service import and export data.
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.
How to get an export health certificate to export or move live animals and animal products from Great Britain to the EU, Northern Ireland or non-EU countries.
Information on trade sanctions, arms embargoes and trade restrictions, including trade controls, transit controls and restrictions on terrorist organisations.
Find out how the Customs Declaration Service cash account works, when it can be used and what type of customs charges you can pay.
Find out how to send parcels from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.
Find out about Customs Duty, excise duty and import VAT you may need to pay when you send gifts into the UK.
Check when you can use postponed VAT accounting to declare and recover import VAT on the same VAT Return.
How to check the tariff rates that apply to goods you import.
Prove the origin of your goods if you’re trading with a country that has a trade agreement with the UK, or is covered by the Developing Countries Trading Scheme.
The UK's regulatory framework for strategic export controls and the circumstances where you might need an export licence.
Find the relevant document codes, document status codes and details to be declared such as licences and certificates (Appendix 5A).
This guide provides detailed completion instructions for data elements when making an import declaration to the Customs Declaration Service (CDS).
Find out the rules to establish the country of origin of imported and exported goods and to help identify goods which qualify for lower or no Customs Duty.
Sign in to the New Computerised Transit System (NCTS) to submit union transit declarations to HMRC.
Find out how you can hire a person or business to deal with customs for you.
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