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How to apply to become an authorised consignor or consignee, and get authorised for other transit simplifications.
Find a list of document status codes for Data Element 2/3 of the Customs Declaration Service (Appendix 5B).
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 about the customs value and using the valuation methods if you’re an importer or clearing agent.
Use this guide as a supplement when using the CHIEF and CDS trade tariffs to import and export goods to and from Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) after the end of the transition period.
Find out how to declare your goods so that the correct duty is applied, including where this is zero duty.
UK offices where movements under the Community and Common Transit procedures can start and end.
Find out whether you're established in the UK for customs purposes.
Find codes for the allowable methods of payment when using the Customs Declaration Service (Appendix 9).
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).
If you're moving goods outside the UK, you'll need to make an exit summary declaration if you've not fulfilled safety and security requirements with a full customs export declaration.
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.
Use these examples to help you complete declarations on the Customs Declarations Service for imports to Great Britain from the rest of the world.
Use this list to see if a business holds Authorised Economic Operator status with HMRC.
Find out if relief is available for goods using Temporary Admission and if your goods require you to be established inside or outside the UK.
Find out if you need to register to store goods in the UK for sellers established outside the UK.
How HMRC calculates and notifies UK-based businesses about customs civil penalties for contraventions of EU and national legal requirements.
This guidance explains the different preference tiers under the DCTS, including benefits for each tier, criteria for moving between tiers and transition periods.
The prohibitions and restrictions on the import of animal furs and skins into the UK and the export of salmon and trout.
Tariff quotas let you import a certain amount of specific goods at a lower rate of duty. Most tariff quotas operate on a first come first serve basis.
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