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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 out how to understand and use the information on your monthly statements, if you use postponed VAT accounting to account for import VAT.
Find out about the different types of delivery costs, and which ones you must include or exclude in the customs value if you’re an importer or clearing agent.
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).
Find out what you can do with your goods when they are being processed or repaired using inward processing.
How the UK’s Trade Remedies Authority investigates whether trade remedy measures are needed to counteract unfair import practices.
You may need an individual guarantee or a customs comprehensive guarantee to enter goods into a customs special procedure and defer duty.
Common user charge rates and how the charge applies to imports entering Great Britain through the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel.
What happens if you underpay import or export duties and who is responsible for the debt.
How product specific rules are used to identify the country of origin when importing or exporting between the UK and EU.
Find codes for the additions or deductions to the item price or amount being declared in the Customs Declaration Service (Appendix 10).
Find out about the customs value and using the valuation methods if you’re an importer or clearing agent.
Check which documents you need to carry if you're the driver or a passenger in a lorry or other heavy goods vehicle (HGV) that crosses international borders.
This guidance explains the different preference tiers under the DCTS, including benefits for each tier, criteria for moving between tiers and transition periods.
How assimilated GEA licences authorise the export of certain controlled items to specified countries.
Notices made under The Customs (Import Duty) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 which have the force of law.
Find out about the eight-toothed spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus), including how to report sightings.
Verify or change the email address we use for your customs messages and notifications.
How to import or move high risk food and feed of non-animal origin from the EU to Great Britain.
Find out what information you'll need for your application and apply for Authorised Economic Operator status.
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