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Find out what to do if you experience a problem whilst submitting a declaration using the Customs Declaration Service.
You can use a SIEL to make shipments of specified military or dual-use items to a named consignee and/or end user.
Find a list of codes for the relevant document codes, document status codes and details to be declared (for example, licences and certificates) in Data Element 2/3 (Appendix 5A).
How to use the online export licensing system to get a licence to export controlled goods, software and technology overseas.
Register and manage your access to EHC Online using Government Gateway and your Defra account.
Look up Customs Declaration Service error codes.
Find out how the ATA Carnet works, what to do at customs, and what happens if your goods are lost, destroyed or stolen.
What you need to do to export live animals from the UK.
Check which Authorised Economic Operator status you could apply for and their benefits if your business has role in the international supply chain.
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's (FCDO) Syria sanctions amendments came into force on 25 April 2025 allowing removal of some export prohibitions.
Find out what you need to do and how to apply to operate a customs warehouse when importing to the UK.
Find out the codes to be used to provide additional information in Data Element (DE) 2/2 of the customs declaration or clearance request (Appendix 4).
You must get permission to export certain drugs and medicines.
Supplier declarations are where your UK supplier provides you with information needed to prove the origin of your goods for preferential rates of duty between the UK and other countries.
Find out what you need to do when making a full declaration to send goods from the UK.
Find out what you can do with your goods when they are being processed or repaired using outward processing.
Guidance for exporters in England, Scotland and Wales on applying for an export health certificate.
Guide to licensing requirements and restrictions for trade control and the export of controlled military goods, software and technology.
Find out what you can do with your goods when they are being processed or repaired using inward processing.
The open general export licence oil and gas exploration: dual-use items has been updated.
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