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Find out if you need to declare goods you bring into or take out of the UK and how to make the declarations.
Find out if you can declare personal goods orally or by conduct.
Find out what you need to do when making a full declaration to send goods from the UK.
What you need to do when making a full declaration to bring or receive goods into the UK.
How to declare imported goods to customs, by entering them in your own records.
Find out how to declare that your goods have been put to their authorised use, destroyed or re-exported.
Find out how to declare goods you’re bringing into Great Britain to sell or use for your business that are under the total value of £2,500 and meet certain other conditions.
Check a list of software developers who can provide Customs Declaration Service software.
Find the notes for all Declaration Category Data Set tables covered by Appendix 21-25 of the CDS Declaration and Customs Clearance Request Instructions.
How to use the simplified declaration procedure when exporting goods from the UK.
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