Guidance and regulation

Find out which people, entities and ships are designated or specified under regulations made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018, and why.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Updated: 8 May 2024

What you need to do if you've submitted a declaration using the Customs Declaration Service and need to send supporting documents or respond to HMRC queries.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 12 October 2023

How to subscribe or check if you have access to the Customs Declaration Service.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 19 December 2023

Find out how the new Customs Declaration Service cash account works, when it can be used and what type of customs charges you can pay.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 9 March 2023

Official vets and inspectors in England, Scotland and Wales: register or sign in to EHC online to certify export health certificates.

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
• Updated: 7 November 2023

Exporters in England, Scotland and Wales: register or sign in to EHC online to apply for an export health certificate.

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
• Updated: 7 November 2023

Assess your goods, software and technology to determine whether or not they are controlled and require a licence to export.

• From: Department for Business and Trade and 1 others
• Updated: 3 April 2024

How to get an export health certificate to export or move live animals and animal products from Great Britain to the EU, Northern Ireland or non-EU countries.

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 2 others
• Updated: 16 April 2024

Find out how you can hire a person or business to deal with customs for you.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 8 June 2022

Find the relevant document codes, document status codes and details to be declared such as licences and certificates (Appendix 5A).

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 16 May 2024

Use this online service to make or manage a declaration of goods being exported from Great Britain to a country outside the UK.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 4 March 2024

Information on trade sanctions, arms embargoes and trade restrictions, including trade controls, transit controls and restrictions on terrorist organisations.

• From: Department for Business and Trade and 2 others
• Updated: 29 October 2021

Look up Customs Declaration Service error codes.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 20 September 2022

The UK's regulatory framework for strategic export controls and the circumstances where you might need an export licence.

• From: Department for Business and Trade and 2 others
• Updated: 21 November 2023

If you move goods in or out of Northern Ireland the Trader Support Service will guide you through any changes due to the implementation of the Windsor Framework.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 9 June 2023

Use this service to apply for certificates and inspections if you export plants from England and Wales.

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
• Updated: 20 October 2022

ATA Carnet lets you temporarily export commercial samples, trade fair or exhibition goods and professional equipment to countries that are part of the ATA Carnet system.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 14 March 2022

Find out how to prove the originating status of your goods and check if you can claim preferential tariff treatment.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 20 December 2022

Find out what to do if you receive an error code whilst submitting a declaration using the Customs Declaration Service.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 23 April 2024

Find out how to set up a Direct Debit with your bank or building society if you’ve set up your duty deferment account.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 23 December 2020