National Export System
Guidance Use the National Export System to make an export declaration If you’re an exporter you must use the National Export System (NES) to declare your exports to countries outside the EU. Published 2 August ...
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Temporary Storage
Guidance Temporary storage for imports Use temporary storage to defer duty payments when you’re importing from outside the EU. Published 3 August 2012 Last updated 25 September 2018 — see all updates From: HM ...
Guidance on Origin
Guidance Rules of origin for imported and exported goods Rules to establish the country of origin of imported and exported goods and to help identify those which qualify for lower or nil customs duty. Published 6 ...
Outward Processing Relief
Guidance Outward Processing Relief Find out how EU traders can claim relief from duty on goods temporarily exported for processing or repair in a non-EU country. Published 6 August 2012 Last updated 2 October 2017 ...
General Export Licences
Guidance Other types of open general export licence Details of open general export licences that don’t fit into other categories, but remove the need to apply for standard individual export licence. Published ...
EU Mutual Recognition
Guidance Mutual Recognition Regulation across the EEA If you are exporting ‘non-harmonised goods’ such as pet animals, foodstuffs, furniture, fireworks, tobacco, vehicles or precious metals, you need the ...
Loading For Export
Guidance Loading goods for export from the UK How to submit arrival and departure messages at UK ports and airports. Published 1 August 2012 Last updated 5 April 2016 — see all updates From: HM Revenue & Customs ...
Letter of Credit
Guidance Letters of credit for importers and exporters Letters of credit and how they can be used to reduce risk in international trade. Published 1 August 2012 From: HM Revenue & Customs Contents Introduction ...
Letters of Credit
Guidance Letters of credit for importers and exporters Letters of credit and how they can be used to reduce risk in international trade. Published 1 August 2012 From: HM Revenue & Customs Contents Introduction ...
Tariff Quotas
Guidance UK Trade Tariff: tariff quotas and ceilings Published 1 January 2009 Contents 1.General information 2.Administration 3.Quota information in the UK Trade Tariff 4.The ceiling system 5.More information ...
Inward Processing
Guidance Inward Processing Find out how to get duty relief when importing goods for processing and subsequent re-export. Published 6 August 2012 Last updated 18 April 2018 — see all updates From: HM Revenue & ...
Trade Paperwork
Guidance International trade paperwork Contracts, licences, declarations and documents needed to import and export goods and services. Published 1 August 2012 Last updated 6 April 2017 — see all updates From: HM ...
Clothes and Footware
Guidance Clothing, footwear and fashion: international trade regulations Regulations affecting exporters and importers in the clothing, footwear and fashion sector in the adult and children’s markets. Published ...
Import Control System
Guidance Import Control System The Import Control System (ICS) automates import procedures so traders have to submit information about goods only once. Published 10 August 2012 Last updated 24 August 2015 — see all ...
Valuation
Guidance How to value your imports for customs duty and trade statistics Requirements of the import valuation system and methods for determining the value of goods produced outside the EU, for customs and VAT ...
Fulfilment Houses
Guidance Apply for the Fulfilment House Due Diligence Scheme Find out if you need to register to store goods in the UK for sellers established outside the EU. Published 6 November 2017 Last updated 28 February 2019 ...
Freight Forwarding
Guidance Freight forwarding: moving goods Freight forwarders oversee the worldwide movement of cargo, packing, documentation and customs clearance, on behalf of importers and exporters. Published 12 September 2012 ...
Freight Forwarder Issues
Guidance Freight forwarding: managing risk Understand how trading conditions and insurance can limit the financial risk for freight forwarders. Published 23 August 2012 Last updated 13 June 2013 — see all updates ...
EU End Use Relief
Guidance End-Use Relief Find out how to claim relief on duty for certain goods imported into the EU that are put to a specific use. Published 6 August 2012 Last updated 12 February 2019 — see all updates From: HM ...
EU Duty Suspension and Tariff Quotas
Guidance Duty suspensions and tariff quotas Temporary duty suspensions and tariff quotas for importing raw materials, components and semi-finished products into the European Community. Published 6 August 2012 Last ...
Intra-EU Sales (Pre-Brexit)
Guidance Dispatching your goods within the EU What’s involved in selling or dispatching goods to EU member states, including VAT, figures for Intrastat, licensing and controls. Published 16 October 2012 Last ...
Customs Warehouse
Guidance How to set up a customs warehouse to store goods Find out how to set up and use a customs warehouse as a trader to store goods with duty or import VAT suspended. Published 6 August 2012 Last updated 4 June ...
CHIEF Customs System
Guidance Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight: the current system for processing trader declarations Use the CHIEF system to process declarations for goods entering and leaving the UK or EU through ports and ...
EU Union Transit
Guidance Union Transit: moving goods between 2 EU territories How to use Union Transit to move non-EU goods within the EU and to move goods to or from the special territories. Published 10 August 2012 Last updated 21 ...
Licence Verification
Guidance Automatic import and export licence verification How the automatic licence verification process works to the benefit of international traders and agents and which goods are covered. Published 3 August 2012 ...
Licence Verification System
Guidance Automatic Licence Verification System (ALVS) across HM Government How to import regulated horticultural, plants, live animals and animal products using the automatic, multi-agency approval system. Published ...
Authorised Economic Operators
Guidance Authorised Economic Operator for imports and exports Find out about the benefits of Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) status, who can be an AEO and how to apply. Published 21 September 2012 Last updated 7 ...
Visiting Post-Brexit
Visiting the UK after Brexit What you’ll need to do to visit the UK after the UK leaves the EU, including whether you’ll need to apply for a visa. Published 5 March 2019 Last updated 1 May 2019 — see all ...
Standard Visitor Visa
Standard Visitor visa Contents Overview Eligibility Documents you must provide If you’re under 18 Apply Extend your visa Overview You can apply for a Standard Visitor visa if you want to visit the UK: for ...