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Find a list of document status codes for Data Element 2/3 of the Customs Declaration Service (Appendix 5B).
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 you import from and export to Japan.
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 what you need to do when exporting commercial goods out of Great Britain in your accompanied baggage or small vehicle.
Find codes to use in the Customs Declaration Service (Appendix 13).
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 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.
These maps show Freeport locations in the UK, their outer boundaries and the Freeport tax sites within them.
Use this list to see if a business holds Authorised Economic Operator status with HMRC.
Information on the UK’s accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and how CPTPP can benefit and support SMEs.
Why you need a guarantee and how to work out how much guarantee you need to cover your movements.
Find out whether you're established in the UK for customs purposes.
Courses, seminars, workshops and webinars to help exporters understand their obligations under export control legislation.
Find out how the CPD Carnet works, how to apply and what to do at customs.
Use this guide as a supplement when using the CDS Declaration Instructions to import and export goods to and from Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) after the end of the transition period.
Reports and data on export control licensing compiled by the export control organisation.
Current rules for exporting horses and other equines (including ponies and donkeys) from the UK.
Apply for an export certificate to establish products in overseas markets.
Follow these steps when preparing to make an imports declaration on the Customs Declaration Service.
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