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Apply for an ATA Carnet
ATA Carnet lets you temporarily export commercial samples, trade fair or exhibition goods and professional equipment to countries that are part of the ATA Carnet system
Apply to use simplified declarations for imports you entered in your records without authorisation
Choose how you’ll make supplementary declarations for goods that you entered into your own records without authorisation.
Check if Authorised Economic Operator status could benefit you
Find out what types of AEO status you could apply for and the benefits of these.
Apply to operate a temporary storage facility
Check if you can operate a facility and meet the conditions to store imported goods temporarily and find out how to apply
Apply to use simplified declarations for exports
Find out about the different simplified declarations for exports and what you need for authorisation to use them.
Apply to use simplified declarations for imports
Find out about the different simplified declarations for imports and what you need to do to get authorisation to use them.
Apply to operate a customs warehouse
Find out what you need to do and how to apply to operate a customs warehouse when importing to the UK.
Inward processing
Use inward processing to delay or reduce import duties or VAT on goods that you process or repair
Check if you can claim a preferential rate of duty
If you import or export using a preference agreement or the Developing Countries Trading Scheme, you may be able to reduce the duties on your goods.
Claiming tariff quotas to reduce import duties
Tariff quotas let you import a certain amount of specific goods at a lower rate of duty. Most tariff quotas operate on a first come first serve basis
Country guides: Exporting outside the EU
Find out about accessing individual international markets and how you can get help targeting them.
Declare goods using the UK Trader Scheme if you bring goods into Northern Ireland
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.
Doing business in China: five top tips
Follow our tips to help you understand the culture of doing business in China
Starting to import
Thinking about importing? Find out if your business is ready and what steps you need to take
Customs warehousing
You can use custom warehousing to delay duty and VAT. You will only pay when your goods leave the warehouse and go into free circulation
Register for the National Export System to make an export declaration
Find out what you need to register for the National Export System (NES) to make an export declaration.
Economic Operator Registration and Identification (EORI) Scheme
How the Economic Operator Registration and Identification Scheme will work and who can apply.
Making an indirect export from Northern Ireland
Find out what to do when goods which were declared for export in an EU country leave Northern Ireland, for either Great Britain or another non-EU country.
Duty suspensions and tariff quotas
Temporary duty suspensions and tariff quotas for importing goods into the UK.
End-use relief
Check if you can apply for End-Use relief to reduce your payments when you import goods for a specific use. This can include repairs, maintenance or processing