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Use the Customs Declaration Service to claim back import duty and VAT on damaged imports, or form C&E1179 for Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF).
Find out what you need to do when exporting commercial goods out of Great Britain in your accompanied baggage or small vehicle.
Countries have their own rules about what goods you can bring in using an ATA Carnet. Check with the issuer in the country you’re exporting to.
Find out what information you'll need for your application and apply for Authorised Economic Operator status.
Get help to classify herbal medicines, vitamins, food preparations, supplements and tonics for import and export.
Find the codes which can be used in Data Element 5/23 to identify the location where the goods may be examined for Goods Vehicle Movement Service (GVMS) ports (Appendix 16S).
Check for workarounds to the declaration completion instructions for Customs Declaration Service known errors if you’re submitting a customs clearance request or customs declaration.
How you import from and export to Japan.
What happens if you underpay import or export duties and who is responsible for the debt.
Find a list of document status codes for Data Element 2/3 of the Customs Declaration Service (Appendix 5B).
How product specific rules are used to identify the country of origin when importing or exporting between the UK and EU.
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 codes to use in the Customs Declaration Service (Appendix 13).
Find out whether you're established in the UK for customs purposes.
Find out which locations you need to submit an ‘arrived’ export declaration at before moving goods and where to take the goods if they need to be checked.
These maps show Freeport locations in the UK, their outer boundaries and the Freeport tax sites within them.
Rules for moving goods between the UK and EU under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
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.
Information on sectoral software sanctions in the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (‘the Russia Regulations’).
How the UK's strategic export controls apply to academics, university researchers and their institutions, and when an export licence is needed.
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