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Find out about customs guarantees and when you may need one.
If you’re the ship's master (or their agent) of a commercial vessel, you will need to report any goods that are arriving on your vessel at a UK port.
Use individual guarantees to cover customs duties for one-off or high value imports.
Get relief if you’re importing biological and chemical substances for research purposes from outside the EU and UK.
How and when to make a supplementary declaration when using simplified declarations to bring goods into the UK.
Find codes for Data Element 2/1 used to declare documents that are part of an audit trail for your current declaration or clearance request (Appendix 3).
Northern Ireland Protocol CDS Tariff Guide (Imports, Exports) supplementing the current version of the UK Trade Tariff: Volume 3 for CDS.
Find out more about getting authorised consignor or consignee status to start or end transit movements at your own premises.
Check the availability and any issues affecting the excise movement and control system (EMCS) online service.
Apply for protection against infringements of intellectual property rights on imports into and exports out of the UK.
Check the new version of the Temporary Admission document for goods that can benefit from Customs Duty reliefs.
This appendix provides a detailed breakdown of the specific data elements needed for each declaration category.
Check the availability and any issues affecting the National Export System (NES) Web online service.
Notices made under the Customs (Special Procedures and Outward Processing) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 that have the force of law.
Find out what the responsibilities of a UK Freeport customs site operator are.
Check if VAT is due when you sell, supply or transfer goods from Northern Ireland to the EU.
When to exclude and include the buying commission in the customs value and account for import VAT if you’re an importer paying fees to your buying 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.
Find out what rights and obligations you can transfer, if you can transfer or receive them and what to do after authorisation.
Guidance on printing an Export Accompanying Document (EAD) and List of Items (LoI).
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