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You're required to keep records for all traded goods you declare to HMRC for four years, for duty and tax purposes and for government statistics.
Guide to licensing requirements and restrictions for trade control and the export of controlled military goods, software and technology.
Find out how to use the Trader Dress Rehearsal service to help prepare for using the Customs Declaration Service to make declarations.
Find UK trade data from HMRC. Look up data about imports, exports, commodities and traders.
Eligible insurers were invited to apply for a reinsurance agreement that covers domestic and overseas trade.
Information about ETI, an alliance of companies, trade unions and voluntary organisations improving the lives of workers who make consumer goods.
To sell goods to UK consumers, you may need to partner with other organisations, such as importers, distributors or retailers.
Find details of recent trade mark applications or amendments by searching the journal
How you import from and export to Canada.
How you import from and export to the CARIFORUM States.
Use supplementary pages SA800(TP) to record income from more than one trade or profession on your SA800 Partnership Tax Return.
Find out how to prove the originating status of your goods and check if you can claim preferential tariff treatment.
Information for UK businesses on political, economic and security risks when trading overseas.
Information on UK sanctions currently in place and how to apply for the appropriate licences.
The UK government offers specific support to help women traders overcome obstacles and promote wider economic inclusion.
Buy or get someone's permission to use a patent, trade mark, design or work under copyright
Vehicle registration schemes for the motor trade - non-secure, secure and Register a Vehicle (RaV) service - how they work, who can use them and how to apply
Find out about trade agreements that can be used now.
Find out how to pay less tax as a charity and when to set up a subsidiary trading company.
Foresight project exploring how computer generated trading in financial markets will change between now and 2022.
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