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Find a contact list of Border Force customs offices and their opening times.
How to move goods, in parcels or large letters, between Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and Northern Ireland.
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).
Find out about safety and security requirements that apply to goods entering and exiting the UK.
List of goods which can be declared orally or by conduct at the point of import.
How the government monitors imports into the UK.
Find out what a composite product is, and how to import or move composite products from the EU to Great Britain.
Find codes for the preferential origin status of goods (Appendix 12).
Find out about the different simplified declarations for imports and what you need to do to get authorisation to use them.
How to import or move live animals and germinal products from the EU to Great Britain.
Import risk categories under the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) for animals or animal products you’re importing from a non-EU country to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), the import rules and inspection rate…
Get help to classify various types of vehicles such as mobility scooters, dumpers and utility vehicles, all-terrain vehicles and e-bikes for import and export.
Find a list of codes for the relevant document codes, document status codes and details to be declared (for example, licences and certificates) in Data Element 2/3 (Appendix 5A).
Check which Authorised Economic Operator status you could apply for and their benefits if your business has role in the international supply chain.
Check for workarounds to the declaration completion instructions for Customs Declaration Service known errors if you’re submitting a customs clearance request or customs declaration.
Use this service to get your import VAT statements and certificates, manage your payment accounts, and manage or view authorities all in one place.
Rules for importing, exporting and moving fresh fruit and vegetables to, from and around the UK.
Temporary duty suspensions and autonomous tariff quotas for importing goods into 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 maritime ports and wharves (Appendix 16C).
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.
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