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Find a list of national and EU waiver codes that will replace document code 999L for imports.
Find out the locations where you need to submit an import declaration before your goods depart for Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).
Find out how inland pre-clearance checks affect you and what you need to do when we carry out checks on your goods.
Use individual guarantees to cover customs duties for one-off or high value imports.
Northern Ireland Protocol CDS Tariff Guide (Imports, Exports) supplementing the current version of the UK Trade Tariff: Volume 3 for CDS.
Find the location codes for the UN/LOCODE to be used in Data Elements 4/1 and 5/23 when using the Customs Declaration Service (Appendix 16I).
Crime and fraud issues in international trade: theft of goods, money laundering, cyber crime, employee fraud, infringement of intellectual property.
Find out what to do after you have brought goods into Great Britain by entering the details in your own records without getting authorisation in advance.
Get relief if you’re importing biological and chemical substances for research purposes from outside the EU and UK.
How to work out the customs value if transactions are between branch offices or include inter-company transfers and accounting if you're an importer or clearing agent.
How to apply for repayment of import duty and VAT on protective equipment or medical supplies brought into the UK from non-EU countries from 30 January 2020 up to 31 December 2020.
How to work out or amend the customs value or claim for duty repayment if your goods are lost, damaged or defective.
Check if VAT is due when you sell, supply or transfer goods from Northern Ireland to the EU.
Find out about the tariff suspensions that apply from the end of the transition period.
Check the tariff classification for chewing tobacco and snuff (nasal tobacco).
What you need to do if you manufacture or import tobacco products in the UK.
Check if you should submit a standardised exchange of information using the EU Customs Trader Portal for inward or outward processing.
Find out what you need to do when bringing commercial goods into Northern Ireland in your accompanied baggage from Great Britain or from outside the EU.
Check what UIDs you need for your tobacco products and the specifications they need to meet.
This Appendix contains the index list of Procedure Codes for Data Element 1/10 for CDS Inventory Imports Customs Clearance Requests (CCRs).
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