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Check if you need a licence or phytosanitary certificate to export plants and plant products.
Check which Authorised Economic Operator status you could apply for and their benefits if your business has role in the international supply chain.
You can use a SIEL to make shipments of specified military or dual-use items to a named consignee and/or end user.
Guidance on the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
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 the ATA Carnet works, what to do at customs, and what happens if your goods are lost, destroyed or stolen.
You must get permission to export certain drugs and medicines.
Find out what you can do with your goods when they are being processed or repaired using outward processing.
Register and manage your access to EHC Online using Government Gateway and your Defra account.
Find out what you need to do when making a full declaration to send goods from the UK.
How to use the online export licensing system to get a licence to export controlled goods, software and technology overseas.
Find out what you can do with your goods when they are being processed or repaired using inward processing.
What UK goods vehicle operators need to do to carry out international road haulage.
Find out about cover policy and indicators for countries and territories that are covered by UK Export Finance.
When you export goods outside the UK for processing or repair and then re-import them, you can use outward processing to reduce your duty payments.
Guide to licensing requirements and restrictions for trade control and the export of controlled military goods, software and technology.
What you need to do to export live animals from the UK.
How you import from and export to Turkey.
Find out what you need to do and how to apply to operate a customs warehouse when importing to the UK.
Use Temporary Admission to pay no duty on goods you temporarily import from outside the UK and then re-export.
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