Guidance and regulation

Supplier declarations are where your UK supplier provides you with information needed to prove the origin of your goods for preferential rates of duty between the UK and other countries.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 8 December 2021

What import and export restrictions apply due to sanctions for UK companies when trading with Russia.

• From: Department for Business and Trade and 1 others
• Updated: 2 December 2022

Designated land, sea and air ports for trading or moving CITES-listed endangered animals, plants, or their parts and derivatives.

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
• Updated: 1 October 2023

Find out what trade barriers are and how they may affect you when exporting goods or services.

• From: Department for Business and Trade
• Updated: 21 December 2020

What you need to do as a food and drink business to work with the EU.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 28 July 2021

How UK persons’ trading interests are protected and when authorisations must be obtained to trade with countries subject to specific extraterritorial laws.

• From: Department for Business and Trade
• Updated: 26 June 2023

Find out about the goods that are restricted and controlled when importing or exporting merchandise in your baggage.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 1 December 2023

This statement explains how accessible the export health certificates online service is.

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 2 others
• Updated: 26 July 2023

This notice to exporters is a guidance note for companies to help them understand what they need to do to ensure they are complying with the Russia sanctions.

• From: Department for Business and Trade and 1 others
• Updated: 22 May 2023

Guidance for UK exporters on the process of exporting nuclear and dual-use goods and services covered by the Procurement Channel.

• From: Department for Business and Trade and 2 others
• Updated: 31 December 2020

This licence provides regulation on the provision of technical assistance, financial services and funds, and brokering services.

• From: Department for Business and Trade and 4 others
• Updated: 24 December 2020

This notice sets out additional sanctions measures on Belarus.

• From: Export Control Joint Unit and 1 others
• Updated: 5 July 2022

GOV.UK guidance on export controls was updated on 31 December 2020 to reflect the end of the EU transition period.

• From: Export Control Joint Unit and 1 others
• Updated: 8 January 2021

This notice publishes the court judgement on Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) legal challenge.

• From: Department for Business and Trade and 1 others
• Updated: 19 June 2023

This notice is to remind applicants of the requirements for undertakings.

• From: Export Control Joint Unit and 1 others
• Updated: 29 November 2022

This statement explains how accessible the Get an export health certificate service is, and known accessibility issues with its documents.

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 2 others
• Updated: 26 July 2023

How we will manage exports if there's a shortage of supply.

• From: Department for Business and Trade and 1 others
• Updated: 16 December 2020