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Find the supervising office (SPOFF) codes for Data Element 5/27 when making a declaration to the Customs Declaration Service (Appendix 17).
Get help to classify plastics for import and export.
Find codes to use in the Customs Declaration Service (Appendix 13).
Find a list of codes which may be used in Data Element 5/23 to identify the location where the goods may be examined for airports (Appendix 16A).
How the UK's strategic export controls apply to academics, university researchers and their institutions, and when an export licence is needed.
Find out how to cancel or amend your duty deferment account in Great Britain and what you will need to do it.
These maps show Freeport locations in the UK, their outer boundaries and the Freeport tax sites within them.
Check the availability of the New Computerised Transit System (NCTS) online service.
The Export Control Joint Unit has updated 4 open general licences (OGLs) to reflect the lists of controlled items following changes to the regulations.
This guidance outlines the requirements for claiming preferential tariffs under the Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS).
Use this service to apply for repayment of import duty and VAT that was overpaid using the Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF).
You can claim a relief to pay no Customs Duty and VAT if you're importing goods for charitable use.
Check which documents you need to carry if you're the driver or a passenger in a lorry or other heavy goods vehicle (HGV) that crosses international borders.
Any person or organisation involved in a transaction with those subject to financial sanctions will first need a licence from OFSI.
This Appendix contains the specific completion rules instructions for each 3-digit Union and National Additional Procedure Code that can be used in Data Element (DE) 1/11 for Exports.
Licence for the export of of dual-use items to EU member states.
Find out which goods qualify for unfettered access when moving from Northern Ireland to the rest of the UK.
Use this guide as a supplement when using the CHIEF and CDS trade tariffs to import and export goods to and from Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) after the end of the transition period.
Find out how to apply for a duty deferment account, so you can delay paying most customs or tax charges when you import goods or release goods from an excise warehouse.
Verify or change the email address we use for your customs messages and notifications.
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