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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 out which locations you need to submit an ‘arrived’ export declaration at before moving goods and where to take the goods if they need to be checked.
What transport companies and couriers need to do to use vans and car and trailers over 2.5 tonnes to transport goods in Europe.
What happens if you underpay import or export duties and who is responsible for the debt.
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 the codes to be used to provide additional information in Data Element (DE) 2/2 of the customs declaration or clearance request (Appendix 4).
Follow these steps when preparing to make an imports declaration on the Customs Declaration Service.
Learn about about importing and exporting goods.
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).
Find out what you need to do when exporting commercial goods out of Great Britain in your accompanied baggage or small vehicle.
Use Temporary Admission to pay no duty on goods you temporarily import from outside the UK and then re-export.
How the UK's strategic export controls apply to academics, university researchers and their institutions, and when an export licence is needed.
Get help to classify herbal medicines, vitamins, food preparations, supplements and tonics for import and export.
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.
Register and manage your access to EHC Online using Government Gateway and your Defra account.
Use the online service to report non-customs state aid payments you’ve received to HMRC and view your state aid allowance if you’ve claimed customs duty waivers.
How product specific rules are used to identify the country of origin when importing or exporting between the UK and EU.
How to plan your route and make declarations if your transit movement is starting in Great Britain.
Find codes to use in the Customs Declaration Service (Appendix 13).
Use this guide as a supplement when using the CDS Declaration Instructions to import and export goods to and from Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) after the end of the transition period.
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