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How to use the customs value to calculate VAT for imported goods if you’re an importer or clearing agent.
Check the availability and any issues affecting the Customs Declaration Service.
Licences and authorisations to import genetic material, research and diagnostic samples, trade samples and display items, and some live animals and animal products.
Before you sail to or from the UK, submit your voyage plan with details of your vessel, people and goods on board. Find out how to change or cancel your report.
Create an account with the UK ID issuer for business or product IDs if you're involved in the supply of tobacco products in the UK.
Guidance for exporters in England, Scotland and Wales on applying for an export health certificate.
What you need to do if you sell or store tobacco products in the UK.
Find out if you can declare personal goods orally or by conduct.
How to import goods under national or UN-level import controls. This includes weapons, sanctioned goods, or goods that could be used for torture.
Check if a country or territory is approved to export animals and animal products to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).
Register and manage your access to EHC Online using Government Gateway and your Defra account.
Check which Authorised Economic Operator status you could apply for and their benefits if your business has role in the international supply chain.
When to follow Balai rules to import animals and germinal products to Great Britain.
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.
Use this service to find out the rules, and the pest or disease risks for importing plants, plant products or seeds to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) for commercial use.
List of goods which can be declared orally or by conduct at the point of import.
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.
Guidance for haulage companies and commercial drivers moving accompanied (self-drive) RoRo freight and unaccompanied RoRo freight between Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and the European Union.
Get help to classify various types of vehicles such as mobility scooters, dumpers and utility vehicles, all-terrain vehicles and e-bikes for import and export.
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