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How to import goods under national or UN-level import controls. This includes weapons, sanctioned goods, or goods that could be used for torture.
Choose how to pay Customs Duty, excise duties and VAT.
What transport companies and couriers need to do to use vans and car and trailers over 2.5 tonnes to transport goods in Europe.
Find the codes which can be used in Data Element 5/23 to identify the location where the goods may be examined for maritime ports and wharves (Appendix 16C).
Find out what you need to do and how to apply to operate a customs warehouse when importing to the UK.
Get help to classify textiles and which headings and codes to use.
Find a list of codes for the relevant document codes, document status codes and details to be declared (for example, licences and certificates) in Data Element 2/3 (Appendix 5A).
Lists of organisations and countries or territories outside the UK (third countries) that can certify organic food, feed and seed for import into Great Britain.
Find out what you can do with your goods when they are being processed or repaired using outward processing.
Find out if you can declare personal goods orally or by conduct.
What UK goods vehicle operators need to do to carry out international road haulage.
When to follow Balai rules to import animals and germinal products to Great Britain.
Find out the codes to be used to provide additional information in Data Element (DE) 2/2 of the customs declaration or clearance request (Appendix 4).
Use this service to find out the rules, and the pest or disease risks for importing plants, plant products or seeds to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) for commercial use.
How to use the customs value to calculate VAT for imported goods if you’re an importer or clearing agent.
How to check if certain transactions, goods and services are exempt from sanctions measures (exceptions), and how to use or apply for sanctions licences.
From 7 October 2025, dogs commercially imported from Romania must have a negative Brucella canis test result. Find out how to send samples to Great Britain for testing.
Supplier declarations are where your UK supplier provides you with information needed to prove the origin of your goods for preferential rates of duty between the UK and other countries.
Check the availability of the New Computerised Transit System (NCTS) online service.
You may be able to pay no Customs Duty or a reduced amount of duty for goods you bring or receive into the UK, depending on what they are and what you do with them.
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