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Choose how to pay Customs Duty, excise duties and VAT.
Get help to classify textiles and which headings and codes to use.
Use this service to find out the rules, and the pest or disease risks for importing plants, plant products or seeds to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) for commercial use.
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 set up a Direct Debit with your bank or building society if you’ve set up your duty deferment account.
Create an account with the UK ID issuer for business or product IDs if you're involved in the supply of tobacco products in the UK.
Find out what you need to do and how to apply to operate a customs warehouse when importing to the UK.
Find out if you can declare personal goods orally or by conduct.
Check if a country or territory is approved to export animals and animal products to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).
What you need to do when making a full declaration to bring or receive goods into 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.
Look up Customs Declaration Service error codes.
Find out what you need to do when exporting commercial goods out of Great Britain in your accompanied baggage or small vehicle.
Check the availability and any issues affecting the Customs Declaration Service.
List of goods which can be declared orally or by conduct at the point of import.
Find out how to understand and use the information on your monthly statements, if you use postponed VAT accounting to account for import VAT.
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).
What transport companies and couriers need to do to use vans and car and trailers over 2.5 tonnes to transport goods in Europe.
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.
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.
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