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Check how to pay duties and VAT on imports
If you’re a business importing goods from outside the UK, you can pay Customs Duty, excise duties and VAT in a number of ways
Entering overseas markets
Considerations when choosing how to enter an overseas market.
Checks HMRC will carry out against the criteria
HMRC will carry out checks to see if you meet the criteria for receiving AEO status.
Applying for AEO status
Find out how to apply for AEO status.
Where the AEO status is recognised
Find out where your AEO status is recognised.
Checklist of export packaging considerations
Protecting your goods from damage and securing them from theft are key considerations in export packaging.
What to mark on your package for export
How to ensure safe transportation of your goods by using visible, durable and standardised handling instructions.
Checklist for getting your export packaging right
Issues your business should consider before packaging your goods, from packaging waste rules to insurance implications.
Your export packaging options
The ways you can choose to ship your goods, from loose and unpacked to palletised and containerised.
What is export packaging?
Explaining the three main types of layered packaging to use when preparing your export goods for transport.
Where to buy export packaging and labels
How your business can find reliable suppliers of export packaging and sources of knowledge and expertise in the sector.
How to label and package goods being shipped out of the UK
How to package your goods safely and how to mark them with the right information labels when your business is exporting.
Financial help for exporters
Credit finance from UK Export Finance.
Services and training in international trade
Find out about the support for selling outside Northern Ireland.
Debt conversion and countertrading
Learn about typical debt conversion projects, how they are assessed and the basics of countertrading.
Export insurance
Understand what advice is available on insurance for exporting overseas.
Supplier credit financing facility
Understand how buyer credits and supplier credit financing work.
Overseas investment
Overseas market information and insurance for investment abroad.
Government help for exporters
Currency funding, overseas investment, insurance and how the government can help UK exporters.
Introduction to Intrastat
An overview of your responsibilities to report trade conducted with EU member states through the Intrastat return.