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Find a list of document status codes for Data Element 2/3 of the Customs Declaration Service (Appendix 5B).
Find out how to return goods requiring import and export declarations after importing them to another country, or if they're rejected for import at another country’s border.
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.
Find out what you need to do when making a full declaration to send goods from the UK.
Find the codes which can be used in Data Element 5/23 to identify the location where the goods may be examined for an external temporary storage facility (ETSF) (Appendix 16F).
Use this list to see if a business holds Authorised Economic Operator status with HMRC.
Find out how to declare goods you’re bringing into Great Britain to sell or use for your business that are under the total value of £2,500 and meet certain other conditions.
Find out how to declare goods you’re taking out of Great Britain to sell or use for your business that are under the total value of £2,500 and meet certain other conditions.
Follow these steps when preparing to make an imports declaration on the Customs Declaration Service.
Register and manage your access to EHC Online using Government Gateway and your Defra account.
Use the Customs Declaration Service to claim back import duty and VAT on damaged imports, or form C&E1179 for Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF).
Find the codes which can be used in Data Element 5/23 to identify the location where the goods may be examined for Goods Vehicle Movement Service (GVMS) ports (Appendix 16S).
Find out about cover policy and indicators for countries and territories that are covered by UK Export Finance.
Information for heavy goods vehicle hauliers or drivers who attend an inland border facility, where customs and document checks can take place away from ports.
Find out what you need to do when exporting commercial goods out of Great Britain in your accompanied baggage or small vehicle.
Find out how the CPD Carnet works, how to apply and what to do at customs.
How product specific rules are used to identify the country of origin when importing or exporting between the UK and EU.
Get help to classify herbal medicines, vitamins, food preparations, supplements and tonics for import and export.
What happens if you underpay import or export duties and who is responsible for the debt.
Find out how to declare that your goods have been put to their authorised use, destroyed or re-exported.
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