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Find out how to give or view an authority to use deferment, guarantee or cash account to import goods.
Use inward processing to delay or reduce import duties or VAT on goods that you process or repair.
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.
Guidance for businesses that import meat, dairy, eggs and animal products for human consumption. Check import rules, restrictions and what documents you need.
How to import plants, fruit, vegetables, cut flowers, trees, seeds and used agricultural machinery to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) from the EU, Liechtenstein and Switzerland.
Licences and authorisations to import genetic material, research and diagnostic samples, trade samples and display items, and some live animals and animal products.
Find out how to complete your VAT Return to account for import VAT if you're using postponed VAT accounting.
Find codes for the preferential origin status of goods (Appendix 12).
How to import animals and animal products to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man from non-EU countries.
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).
Follow these steps when preparing to make an imports declaration on the Customs Declaration Service.
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).
How to use Method 1 to work out the customs value of your imported goods if you're an importer or clearing agent.
Find out how the ATA Carnet works, what to do at customs, and what happens if your goods are lost, destroyed or stolen.
Find out how to move your goods from inward processing into free circulation, another special procedure or re-export.
When to follow Balai rules to import animals and germinal products to Great Britain.
Find out what you can do with your goods when they are being processed or repaired using outward processing.
Find out how to contact HMRC to help you get a commodity code and what information you’ll need to send us.
How to import goods under national or UN-level import controls. This includes weapons, sanctioned goods, or goods that could be used for torture.
Import risk categories under the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) for animals or animal products you’re importing from a non-EU country to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), the import rules and inspection rate…
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