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Find out how to apply to operate premises as an excise warehouse, how to renew or make changes to your approval and what happens if HMRC cancel your approval.
Required supporting documentation if you are registered to use the open general export licence (military goods, software and technology).
Learn about about importing and exporting goods.
Licence allowing the export of technology and the information needed for the development, and production of, military goods.
How you import from and export to Canada.
Find out which licences and permits you need to operate vehicles with a gross vehicle weight above 3.5 tonnes on international journeys from the UK.
How to get relief from excise duty on oil used in certain ways using the Industrial Relief Scheme, also known as the Tied Oils Scheme.
Find out about our General Export Facility: its benefits, eligibility criteria and how to apply.
This guide provides a list of UK Sanctions List (UKSL) fields and mappings to compare with the list of fields on the OFSI Consolidated List (closed 28 January 2026).
Statutory guidance for the Iraq sanctions regime, plus a summary of its purposes, scope and prohibitions.
This page provides guidance on the partial arms embargo on exporting certain military goods to mainland China, Macao and Hong Kong.
Find codes for the allowable methods of payment when using the Customs Declaration Service (Appendix 9).
How product specific rules are used to identify the country of origin when importing or exporting between the UK and EU.
You can only import certain goods using an ATA Carnet to claim relief under temporary admission in the UK. Some goods have special conditions attached.
How to trade or move CITES-listed specimens through designated UK ports and airports.
Use this service if you're an authorised loader arriving or departing goods from the UK.
Check if you need a licence and apply online.
Licence for the export of certain dual-use items to Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, including Liechtenstein and the USA.
Find the location codes for the UN/LOCODE to be used in Data Elements 4/1 and 5/23 when using the Customs Declaration Service (Appendix 16I).
Find out how to declare goods you’re taking out of Great Britain to sell or use for your business that are under the total value of £2,500 and meet certain other conditions.
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