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This guidance explains the different preference tiers under the DCTS, including benefits for each tier, criteria for moving between tiers and transition periods.
If you use, produce or supply wood packaging material (WPM) to move goods to or from the EU or the rest of the world, you must make sure it meets international standards.
Get help to classify various types of wood for import and export.
Find a list of codes which may be used in Data Element 5/23 to identify the location where the goods may be examined for airports (Appendix 16A).
Find out if you can claim relief from employer Class 1 National Insurance contributions when you employ someone in a UK Freeport or Investment Zone special tax site.
Get help to classify ceramic articles for import and export.
Rules for moving goods between the UK and EU under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
Find out what you need to do if you move licensed goods into or out of Northern Ireland by import, export or transit.
Find out how to cancel or amend your duty deferment account in Great Britain and what you will need to do it.
Find codes for the allowable methods of payment when using the Customs Declaration Service (Appendix 9).
Find out how to declare goods you’re taking out of Great Britain to sell or use for your business that are under the total value of £2,500 and meet certain other conditions.
How to work out the customs value of imported goods that are free of charge, used, rented or leased if you're an importer or clearing agent.
Find codes for Data Element 2/1 used to declare documents that are part of an audit trail for your current declaration or clearance request (Appendix 3).
Find out how to check your New Computerised Transit System (NCTS) guarantee balance.
How you import from and export to Israel.
Verify or change the email address we use for your customs messages and notifications.
If you import goods from the EU to Great Britain, from 31 January 2025 you will need to submit a safety and security declaration.
How you import from and export to Japan.
Find out about the the specific data elements needed for each declaration category when making an import declaration on the Customs Declaration Service.
Find the tax type codes which identify the kinds of duty or tax to be paid or secured (Appendix 8).
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