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Support for international trade
Practical advice and support for businesses starting to trade outside Northern Ireland.
Business partnership changes
If you're employing a new partner, or an old one has left, find out the tax and reporting implications
Business partner retires
Responsibility for debts and the distribution of profits when a partner retires from a partnership
New business partner joins
What you must report when a new partner joins a business partnerships, responsibility for debts and distribution of profits
Business partner becomes bankrupt
What happens to a partnership and assets when a partner becomes bankrupt, responsibility for debts and the distribution of profits
Business partner dies
What happens to a partnership when a partner dies, responsibility for debts and the distribution of profits
Partnership is dissolved by a court
Responsibility for debts and the distribution of profits when a partnership is dissolved
Paying social security contributions for workers coming to the UK from the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, or Switzerland
Check where you need to pay social security contributions if you’re from the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland and are working in UK.
Export or move livestock and poultry
Rules you need to follow to export cattle, pigs, sheep, goats and poultry.
Develop an export marketing plan
Use market research and trade visits to develop an exporting marketing plan.
Top tips for export success
The following top tips will help you to get the support you need to begin exporting.
Paying National Insurance for workers from the UK working in the EU, Gibraltar, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, or Switzerland
Check if you should pay National Insurance in the UK or social security contributions in the EU, Gibraltar, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, or Switzerland.
Claim a waiver for duty on goods that you bring to Northern Ireland from Great Britain or countries outside the UK and EU
Find out how to claim a Customs Duty waiver if you are bringing goods into Northern Ireland from Great Britain or countries outside the UK and EU which might otherwise be charged ‘at risk’ tariffs.
Republic of Ireland: providing services
Guidance for UK businesses on rules for selling services to the Repubic of Ireland.
Selling services to the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein
Guidance for UK businesses on rules for selling services.
EU exit checklist - 10 steps to take
Follow this checklist and find out the new rules on how Northern Ireland businesses must operate from 1 January 2021
Apply to import goods temporarily to the UK
How to apply for Temporary Admission to import goods into the UK, or move goods from Great Britain into Northern Ireland, and use them for up to 2 years or more, before re-exporting them.
Import high-risk food and feed not of animal origin from the EU to Great Britain
How to import or move high-risk food and feed not of animal origin from the EU and Northern Ireland to Great Britain.
Apply for Designated Export Place approval
Find out how to apply to operate a Designated Export Place (DEP) to clear goods inland at an approved premises before moving goods to an air or sea port
Check how to move goods through ports that use the Goods Vehicle Movement Service
If you're a trader, haulier or carrier and use a UK port using the Goods Vehicle Movement Service, find out what you need to do to get goods through customs.