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Putting your goods into temporary storage means you can delay the full customs declaration and payment of import VAT and duty for up to 90 days.
Find out how to link your temporary storage facility to the Customs Declaration Service using a Community Systems Provider.
Apply for Temporary Admission to import goods to the UK, or move goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland, and use them temporarily before re-exporting them.
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.
How to manage a temporary storage facility, how to handle goods, what records to keep, how to increase the size of, or move goods between facilities.
How we will manage exports if there's a shortage of supply.
Quality and labelling rules for growing, packing, distributing, importing and selling fresh fruit and vegetables.
Find out about the Fruit and Vegetables Aid Scheme.
Check how you can operate an authorised consignee temporary storage facility so you can store goods for up to 6 days, including how to get authorised.
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