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Find out what you need to do when importing commercial goods into Great Britain in your accompanied baggage or small vehicle.
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.
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…
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.
Look up Customs Declaration Service error codes.
Find out what you can do with your goods when they are being processed or repaired using outward processing.
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).
Find out how the ATA Carnet works, what to do at customs, and what happens if your goods are lost, destroyed or stolen.
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.
Follow these steps when preparing to make an imports declaration on the Customs Declaration Service.
Find out how to set up a Direct Debit with your bank or building society if you’ve set up your duty deferment account.
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.
You may be able to pay no Customs Duty or a reduced amount of duty for goods you bring or receive into the UK, depending on what they are and what you do with them.
Find out how to contact HMRC to help you get a commodity code and what information you’ll need to send us.
Find out what you need to do and how to apply to operate a customs warehouse when importing to the UK.
How to import plants, fruit, vegetables, cut flowers, trees, seeds and used agricultural machinery from non-EU countries to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).
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).
Check the time limits and how to claim back import duty and VAT you’ve paid on damaged or rejected imports.
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