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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.
How to use the customs value to calculate VAT for imported goods if you’re an importer or clearing agent.
This appendix contains the specific completion rules instructions for each 4-digit Requested and Previous Procedure Code that can be used in Data Element (DE) 1/10 for exports.
Use this service to apply for repayment of import duty and VAT that was overpaid using the Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF).
Get help to classify plastics for import and export.
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.
What happens if you underpay import or export duties and who is responsible for the debt.
Use Temporary Admission to pay no duty on goods you temporarily import from outside the UK and then re-export.
Use the industrial euro conversion rates to work out Customs Duty.
Check if you can use UK Carrier (UKC) Scheme authorisation to move consumer parcels from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.
Find out how to apply for a duty deferment account, so you can delay paying most customs or tax charges when you import goods or release goods from an excise warehouse.
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.
You may be able to claim a waiver for goods brought into Northern Ireland so that you do not have to pay duty on those goods.
Get help to classify various types of wood for import and export.
Find codes to use in the Customs Declaration Service (Appendix 13).
Get help to classify herbal medicines, vitamins, food preparations, supplements and tonics for import and export.
You may need an individual guarantee or a customs comprehensive guarantee to enter goods into a customs special procedure and defer duty.
You can claim a relief to pay no Customs Duty and VAT if you're importing goods for charitable use.
Check if the business that stores your goods in the UK is registered with the Fulfilment House Due Diligence Scheme if you're a trader based outside of the UK.
Find out about the product-specific rules, to determine the origin of imports outside of a preferential agreement.
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