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Look up Customs Declaration Service error codes.
Find out if you can declare personal goods orally or by conduct.
Find out what you can do with your goods when they are being processed or repaired using outward processing.
Apply for licences and approvals you need to export controlled goods.
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).
Find out how to move your goods from inward processing into free circulation, another special procedure or re-export.
When you export goods outside the UK for processing or repair and then re-import them, you can use outward processing to reduce your duty payments.
Check if you need a licence or phytosanitary certificate to export or move plants and plant products.
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.
Guide to licensing requirements and restrictions for trade control and the export of controlled military goods, software and technology.
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).
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.
Find codes to use in the Customs Declaration Service (Appendix 13).
Find the codes which can be used in Data Element 5/23 to identify the location where the goods may be examined for maritime ports and wharves (Appendix 16C).
Guidance for exporters in England, Scotland and Wales on applying for an export health certificate.
What UK goods vehicle operators need to do to carry out international road haulage.
How the UK's strategic export controls apply to academics, university researchers and their institutions, and when an export licence is needed.
Use this guide as a supplement when using the CDS Declaration Instructions to import and export goods to and from Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) after the end of the transition period.
What you need to do to export live animals from the UK.
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.
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