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Music, photography, visual art and comedy
Discover opportunities available to businesses starting up in the creative and performing arts sector.
Visual art, comedy and performing arts
How to start a performance or a visual arts business in Northern Ireland.
Photography
What you need to know if you are starting up a photography business.
Music
Key considerations if you wish to turn an interest or talent for music into a business.
Protecting your creative work online: top tips
Simple tips to help you deal with copyright infringement and protect your images, designs and other creative work online.
Publishing and broadcasting
An overview of the UK's publishing and broadcasting sectors.
Venues and musical events
Guidance on organising live events and the business requirements involved.
Arts and crafts
Information and guidance on starting up an arts and crafts business in Northern Ireland.
EU VAT e-commerce package
Find out about the EU's e-commerce package that affects businesses or online marketplaces selling or supplying goods.
Find customs training providers
Find online and face to face training courses which will help you submit customs declarations
Moving qualifying goods from Northern Ireland to the rest of the UK
Find out which goods qualify for unfettered access when moving from Northern Ireland to the rest of the UK.
Moving food and animal feed from Northern Ireland to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales)
Find out which food and animal feed goods qualify for unfettered access and can move from Northern Ireland to Great Britain without sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) controls.
Exporting or moving fish from the UK
How to export or move fish for human consumption from the UK (excluding Northern Ireland to the EU)
Export or move live animals and animal products to the EU or Northern Ireland
What you need to do to export or move live animals, products of animal origin and animal by-products to the EU or Northern Ireland
Pay less import duty and VAT when re-importing goods to the UK
You can claim a relief to pay less Customs Duty and VAT if you re-import goods to the UK.
How to export goods from Northern Ireland: step-by-step
How to move goods from Northern Ireland to destinations outside the EU and GB.
Country guides: Providing services and travelling for business to the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein
Information for UK businesses on service provision to individual EU countries.
When does the Carrier Bag Levy not apply?
Your business should be aware of the main exemptions from the Carrier Bag Levy in Northern Ireland.
Charging for carrier bags
Which businesses are likely to be affected by the Carrier Bag Levy and what transactions you need to charge for.
Carrier Bag Levy VAT
Understand the rules on VAT when charging customers for carrier bags in Northern Ireland.