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ATA Carnet lets you temporarily export commercial samples, trade fair or exhibition goods and professional equipment to countries that are part of the ATA Carnet system.
Find out the completion rules instructions for each 3-digit Union and National Additional Procedure Code that can be used in Data Element (DE) 1/11 for Imports.
Tell HMRC about voluntary underpayments arising on import of goods.
Find a customs agent or express operator to help you with import and export declarations.
The treaty was presented to Parliament in April 2021.
How to pay into or top up your cash account if you're making a frontier declaration.
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.
This guidance summarises the requirements, controls and sanctions that Border Force applies to firearms and offensive weapons when they are imported into 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 (closed 28 January 2026).
Use inward processing to delay or reduce import duties or VAT on goods that you process or repair.
Check the final amounts of import VAT and duty due online if you make declarations using the Customs Declaration Service.
Find out the UK’s requirements for the holding and movement of excise goods in duty suspension within the UK and the EU.
Find a contact list of Border Force customs offices and their opening times.
How the UK Sanctions List search tool has been upgraded: new features, search ranking, and sharing search results.
Find out what to do if you have something seized (Notice 12A).
Find out how to move your goods from inward processing into free circulation, another special procedure or re-export.
When you can amend or cancel your declaration depends on if you have received a final tax calculation message or if the declaration has been cleared.
Find out how to give or view an authority to use deferment, guarantee or cash account to import goods.
Find out what you need to do when importing commercial goods into Great Britain in your accompanied baggage or small vehicle.
Find tax type codes (DE 4/3) which may be declared for goods liable to excise duty, their associated excise duty rates and guidance on how to determine the tax types that apply to goods liable to excise duty.
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