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Exchange rates

HMRC exchange rates

General guidance

Starting to import
Starting to export
Trading in the EU
Imports from outside the EU
Export agents for international trade
Incoterms (International Commercial Terms)

Detailed guidance

Classification of goods
Transporting goods
Import and export controls
Import and export procedures
Import and export of manufactured goods

UK Trade Tariff and classification of goods

UK Trade Tariff
Finding commodity codes for import and export duty
Classify imports and exports using the UK Trade Tariff
Binding Tariff Information Rulings
Classification of goods

Rates and reliefs

Duty relief for imports and exports

Transportation of goods

Excise Movement and Control System (EMCS)
Shipping goods
Shipping dangerous goods
Moving goods by road
Community transit: moving goods between two EU territories
Transporting goods

Rules for specific goods and services

Importing and exporting food
Port health authorities: monitoring of food imports
Importing plants and fresh produce using the PEACH system
Taking a vehicle out of the UK
Importing vehicles into the UK
Log in to use the Notification of Vehicle Arrivals (NOVA) service
Import and export of manufactured goods

Online services and systems

Submit community transit declarations through NCTS
Log in and submit your Intrastat declaration
Declare exports outside the EU through the NES
Get copies of your duty deferment statements
UK Trade Tariff
Import Control System
Customs Declaration Services programme
Using the New Computerised Transit System to move goods across the EU and Common Transit countries
The National Export System for export declarations

Forms and manuals

Import and export forms
Import and export: HMRC manuals

Information sheets and notices

Anti-Dumping Duty measures
Customs Information Papers
Customs Freight Simplified Procedures Information Papers
Customs Freight Simplified Procedures message specifications
Customs Freight Simplified Procedures: contact lists
Excise Information Sheets
Excise notices: storing and moving goods
Import and export notices: numerical order
Import and export notices: alphabetical order
Tariff notices
Tariff quota notices
Tariff Stop Press Notices
Community, Common transit and TIR: Newsletters
Revenue and Customs Briefs

Tax evasion and fraud

Fraud and international trade
Report tobacco or alcohol tax evasion
Crime and fraud prevention for businesses in international trade

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