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Find out how to set up a Direct Debit with your bank or building society if you’ve set up your duty deferment account.
Find the codes which can be used in Data Element 5/23 to identify the location where the goods may be examined for an external temporary storage facility (ETSF) (Appendix 16F).
Guidance for exporters in England, Scotland and Wales on applying for an export health certificate.
What you need to do to export live animals from the UK.
This guide provides a list of UK Sanctions List (UKSL) fields and mappings to compare with the list of fields on the OFSI Consolidated List, which is closing on 28 January 2026.
Check if you need a licence or phytosanitary certificate to export or move plants and plant products.
Find out how to contact HMRC to help you get a commodity code and what information you’ll need to send us.
How to use the online export licensing system to get a licence to export controlled goods, software and technology overseas.
What transport companies and couriers need to do to use vans and car and trailers over 2.5 tonnes to transport goods in Europe.
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 the CPD Carnet works, how to apply and what to do at customs.
Find out what you need to do and how to apply to operate a customs warehouse when importing to the UK.
Find out about cover policy and indicators for countries and territories that are covered by UK Export Finance.
Follow these steps when preparing to make an imports declaration on the Customs Declaration Service.
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).
A guide for businesses and organisations that need to understand more about what sanctions are and how they work.
What UK goods vehicle operators need to do to carry out international road haulage.
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 outward processing.
Find out if you can declare personal goods orally or by conduct.
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