Starting to export

Advice and support available to companies considering exporting.

Find out how to move goods, in parcels or large letters, between Great Britain and Northern Ireland using the Royal Mail Group or an express carrier.

Apply for UK Carrier (UKC) Scheme authorisation to move consumer parcels from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.

Check if you can use UK Carrier (UKC) Scheme authorisation to move consumer parcels from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.

Follow this checklist and find out the new rules on how Northern Ireland businesses must operate from 1 January 2021

How to move goods from Northern Ireland to destinations outside the EU and GB.

What's involved in selling goods or services to another country.

Assessing whether you are ready to export and planning your approach.

How to declare goods you bring into Northern Ireland 'not at risk’ of moving to the EU so that EU duty will not be payable on those goods.

The Trader Support Service (TSS) can help businesses complete their Supplementary Declarations (SD) with the Assisted Completion Service

Free training and support for businesses for customs processes when moving goods into and out of Northern Ireland.

Find out how to pay less or no duty when you move goods temporarily out of Great Britain and between Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Apply to HMRC to become a registered exporter on the Registered Exporter (REX) system.

Considerations when choosing how to enter an overseas market.

How to conduct export market research before selling to overseas markets.

Sources of local advice to help your business manage updated trading arrangements.

Find out what you need to consider when thinking about trading outside Northern Ireland.

Learn how you can identify and manage export risks.

How the Economic Operator Registration and Identification Scheme will work and who can apply.

How you can hire a person or business to deal with customs for you

You need an individual guarantee or a customs comprehensive guarantee to enter goods into a customs special procedure and defer duty

What letters of credit are and how they can be used to reduce risk when importing and exporting.

Guidance on reducing risks associated with receiving payments from selling goods or services internationally.

An introduction to International Commercial Terms (Incoterms).

Common problems associated with international purchasing and using overseas suppliers, and how to avoid them.

Identify and manage the risks of crime in international trade business.

How you can help HM Revenue & Customs and United Kingdom Visas and Immigration combat smuggling, illegal trading and evasion of tax and duty.

Implement corporate social responsibility policies when conducting overseas trade.

Getting the design of products, packaging and marketing materials right can help you sell to overseas markets

Find out what trade barriers may affect you when exporting goods or services, and how to report new ones

How to trade with other countries if there is no UK trade agreement.

How to package your goods safely and how to mark them with the right information labels when your business is exporting.

Using the National Clearance Hub service for import and export declarations and Post Clearance functions