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VAT, duty and customs declarations for goods received by post or courier - paying, collecting your goods, getting a refund and documents.
Anything posted or couriered to you from another country goes through…
You’ll be contacted by Royal Mail, Parcelforce or the courier company if…
Check that goods sent to you from outside the UK (or outside the UK and…
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This page brings together information about the Customs Declaration Service.
We are the UK’s tax, payments and customs authority, and we have a vital purpose: we collect the money that pays for the UK’s public services and help families and individuals with targeted financial support. We do this by being...
How to subscribe or check if you have access to the Customs Declaration Service.
You may need an individual guarantee or a customs comprehensive guarantee to enter goods into a customs special procedure and defer duty.
Find the guidance, codes and procedures to use when importing or exporting goods when using the Customs Declaration Service (CDS).
How to work out the customs value for Customs Duty, import VAT and trade statistics if you’re an importer or clearing agent.
Find out how you can hire a person or business to deal with customs for you.
Find out what you need to do and how to apply to operate a customs warehouse when importing to the UK.
How to make export declarations and get goods through the UK border
Find out if you need to declare goods you bring into or take out of the UK and how to make the declarations.
Use a customs comprehensive guarantee to cover Customs Duty, excise duty and import VAT when you regularly import goods or use common and Union transit.
How to manage a customs warehouse, handle goods, process, repair and move goods.
Check the availability and any issues affecting the Customs Declaration Services.
How to make an import declaration and get goods through the UK border.
What you need to do when making a full declaration to bring or receive goods into the UK.
Find a customs agent or fast parcel operator to help you with import and export declarations.
How HMRC calculates and notifies UK-based businesses about customs civil penalties for contraventions of EU and national legal requirements.
Find out about Import VAT and Customs Duty when you send gifts into the UK.
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