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Find out which rates of exchange to use to work out the customs value of your imported goods if any invoice amounts are shown in a foreign currency.
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).
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 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 out how to set up a Direct Debit with your bank or building society if you’ve set up your duty deferment account.
Find out what you need to do and how to apply to operate a customs warehouse when importing to the UK.
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.
Find out if you can declare personal goods orally or by conduct.
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.
Follow these steps when preparing to make an imports declaration on the Customs Declaration Service.
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.
What transport companies and couriers need to do to use vans and car and trailers over 2.5 tonnes to transport goods in Europe.
Choose how to pay Customs Duty, excise duties and VAT.
Check the time limits and how to claim back import duty and VAT you’ve paid on damaged or rejected imports.
List of goods which can be declared orally or by conduct at the point of import.
Use Temporary Admission to pay no duty on goods you temporarily import from outside the UK and then re-export.
From 7 October 2025, dogs commercially imported from Romania must have a negative Brucella canis test result. Find out how to send samples to Great Britain for testing.
Check if a country or territory is approved to export animals and animal products to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).
Get help to classify textiles and which headings and codes to use.
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