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Get a goods movement reference to move goods through locations which use the Goods Vehicle Movement Service.
Use IPAFFS to notify enforcement authorities about imports to Great Britain.
Find out which people, entities and ships are designated or specified under regulations made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018, and why.
If you account for your import VAT on your VAT Return, you’ll have to access the Customs Declaration Service to get a postponed import VAT statement online.
What you need to do if you've submitted a declaration using the Customs Declaration Service and need to send supporting documents or respond to HMRC queries.
How to use the Trade Tariff tool or get help to classify your goods, so you pay the right amount of Customs Duty and import VAT.
Register for the Goods Vehicle Movement Service to get your goods through customs if you move goods through a border location in the UK that uses the Goods Vehicle Movement Service.
How to subscribe or check if you have access to the Customs Declaration Service.
Find out how you can get your import VAT certificates (C79). This will show how much VAT you've paid on imports and recover the VAT as input tax on your VAT Return.
Use the Customs Declaration Service or Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight online service, or form C285, depending on where you made your declaration.
Find out how to import your personal belongings, pets and private motor vehicles when moving or returning to the UK.
Find out how the new Customs Declaration Service cash account works, when it can be used and what type of customs charges you can pay.
How and when you can apply zero-rated VAT to exported goods.
Duty deferment statements show the transactions and total amount you have deferred so far in the month, so you can see how much you owe and compare against your deferment account limit.
Exporters in England, Scotland and Wales: register or sign in to EHC online to apply for an export health certificate.
Official vets and inspectors in England, Scotland and Wales: register or sign in to EHC online to certify export health certificates.
If your business is registered for VAT in the UK, find out when you can, or need to, account for import VAT on your VAT Return (also called postponed VAT accounting).
Import risk categories under the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) for animals or animal products you’re importing from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, the Faroe Islands and Greenland to Great Britain…
Check the final amounts of import VAT and duty due online if you make declarations using the Customs Declaration Service.
Assess your goods, software and technology to determine whether or not they are controlled and require a licence to export.
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