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Get an export health certificate
How to get an export health certificate to export animals and animal products from Northern Ireland.
Lisburn and Castlereagh business support
How to make a success of doing business in the Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council area
Transporting your goods
Find out the transport options for moving your goods
Classifying your goods
Learn how to classify your goods for import and export
Choose the right structure for your social enterprise
The various types of social enterprise and how you can set one up, with links to forms and further information
Find out when to make an exit summary declaration
If you're moving goods outside the UK, you'll need to make an exit summary declaration if you've not fulfilled safety and security requirements with a customs export declaration.
The social economy in Northern Ireland
An overview of social enterprises who make up an increasingly diverse and crucial sector of business in Northern Ireland
Importing or moving fish to the UK
How to import or move fish for human consumption to the UK.
Customs Declaration Completion Requirements for The Northern Ireland Protocol
Use this guide as a supplement when using the CDS trade tariffs to import and export goods to and from Northern Ireland.
Charging VAT on goods dispatched from Northern Ireland to the EU
Check if VAT is due when you sell, supply or transfer goods from Northern Ireland to the EU.
Get someone to deal with customs for you
How you can hire a person or business to deal with customs for you.
Legal structures for businesses - an overview
Company, partnership or sole trader - understand the differences and find the right structure for your new business.
How to register as a sole trader
What you need to do to register as a sole trader, including information on Self Assessment, Income Tax and VAT
Apply for a CPD Carnet
Find out how the CPD Carnet works, how to apply and what to do at customs.
Starting a private company
How to decide whether a private limited company or a private unlimited company is the right structure for your startup.
Business partnerships
What you need to consider before starting your new business as a partnership, and the different types of partnership.
How to move goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland: step-by-step
This checklist covers customs requirements for NI businesses buying goods from GB.
Choosing the right legal structure for your business (video)
Sole trader, partnership or private limited company; this video will help you find the right structure for your startup.
Setting up specific types of limited company
Gudiance on how you can set up a Community Interest Company (CIC) or a right-to-manage (RTM) company.
UK establishments of overseas companies
The steps for an overseas company to take in order to set up an establishment of their business in the United Kingdom.