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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.
Find out how to subscribe to the New Computerised Transit System (NCTS) service or upgrade your existing subscription.
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 out about the registered dealers in controlled oil (RDCO) scheme.
What you need to do if you sell or store tobacco products in the UK.
Create an account with the UK ID issuer for business or product IDs if you're involved in the supply of tobacco products in 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).
Get help classifying computers, inkjet and toner cartridges and their components.
Use this list to see if a business holds Authorised Economic Operator status with HMRC.
If you’re importing commercial samples from countries outside the UK, you may be able to claim relief from Customs Duty and VAT.
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 what you or your business may need before you hire someone to act directly or indirectly on your behalf.
Find out how to get a legally binding decision on the commodity code to use when importing into or exporting from Great Britain.
Find out about the different types of delivery costs, and which ones you must include or exclude in the customs value if you’re an importer or clearing agent.
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.
Find out how to claim a Customs Duty waiver if you are bringing goods into Northern Ireland from Great Britain or countries outside the UK and EU which might otherwise be charged ‘at risk’ tariffs.
Use a customs comprehensive guarantee to cover Customs Duty, excise duty and import VAT when you regularly import goods or use common and Union transit.
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).
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