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Get an EORI number
UK businesses trading with the EU and non-EU countries will need a UK EORI number.
Import licences and certificates
Licences, certificates and special rules
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.
Trade with Japan
How to import from and export to Japan.
Export controls: dual-use items, software and technology, goods for torture and radioactive sources
Guide to licensing procedure and other restrictions for export of controlled dual-use items, software and technology, goods for torture and radioactive sources.
How to import goods to Northern Ireland: step-by-step
How to move goods to Northern Ireland from a country outside the UK and the EU.
Find out about franchise opportunities
How and where to find out about franchise opportunities.
Help and advice for employee buyouts
Sources of information, advice and specialist financing for employee buyout.
Key stages in an employee buyout
Assessing feasibility, planning, negotiating and completing an employee buyout.
Forms of employee ownership
Employee trusts, direct share ownership, co-operatives and other employee ownership options.
Financing an employee buyout
Borrowing options, deferred payment and employee financing for buyouts.
Making an import supplementary declaration
Find out how and when to make a supplementary declaration when using simplified declarations to bring goods into the UK.
Making an import declaration in your records
Find out how to declare imported goods to customs by entering them in your own records.
Making an export supplementary declaration
Find out how and when to make a supplementary declaration when taking goods out of the UK using simplified declarations.
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.
Import food and drink from the EU to Great Britain
Find out what you need to do to import or move food and drink from the EU and Northern Ireland to Great Britain.
Get an export health certificate
How to get an export health certificate to export animals and animal products from Northern Ireland.
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.
Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme: how the scheme will work
A new scheme for businesses that move prepacked retail goods such as food, drink, cut flowers and pet food from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.
Making a full export declaration
Find out what you need to do when making a full declaration to send goods from the UK.