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You must register as an overseas company in the UK to do business legally - find out about what you need to do
How to check the tariff rates that apply to goods you import.
Information on trade sanctions, arms embargoes and trade restrictions, including trade controls, transit controls and restrictions on terrorist organisations.
This guidance summarises the requirements, controls and sanctions that Border Force applies to firearms and offensive weapons when they are imported into the UK.
The Department for International Trade (DIT) and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) have merged to form the Department for Business and Trade (DBT).
The UK's regulatory framework for strategic export controls and the circumstances where you might need an export licence.
Find information about how to move goods from the UK to the rest of the world.
Use an OGEL to export controlled dual-use or military goods, software and technology overseas.
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