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Learn about about importing and exporting goods.
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).
Guidance for exporters in England, Scotland and Wales on applying for an export health certificate.
Register and manage your access to EHC Online using Government Gateway and your Defra account.
When you export goods outside the UK for processing or repair and then re-import them, you can use outward processing to reduce your duty payments.
Find out if you can declare personal goods orally or by conduct.
Check which Authorised Economic Operator status you could apply for and their benefits if your business has role in the international supply chain.
Guidance updated to clarify which licences require returns and what information exporters must provide.
Licence for the export of a wide range of military equipment to low-risk destinations.
What you need to do to export live animals from the UK.
Find codes to use in the Customs Declaration Service (Appendix 13).
What transport companies and couriers need to do to use vans and car and trailers over 2.5 tonnes to transport goods in Europe.
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 what you can do with your goods when they are being processed or repaired using inward processing.
Find codes for the additions or deductions to the item price or amount being declared in the Customs Declaration Service (Appendix 10).
Find out how to return goods requiring import and export declarations after importing them to another country, or if they're rejected for import at another country’s border.
Find a list of document status codes for Data Element 2/3 of the Customs Declaration Service (Appendix 5B).
Find out what you need to do when importing goods from outside the UK to a customs warehouse.
Find out what you need to do when exporting commercial goods out of Great Britain in your accompanied baggage or small vehicle.
Use Temporary Admission to pay no duty on goods you temporarily import from outside the UK and then re-export.
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