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Receiving items from abroad
The rules about receiving goods from abroad.
Running a food and drink business
Find business support and funding for the food and drink sector in Northern Ireland
Choose the right finance options
Find out about types of finance and decide which method of financing is the best fit for your needs
Borrowing finance for your business
Guidance on options available to businesses, including bank finance, commercial mortgages, finance from friends or family and tax efficient borrowing
Shares and equity finance
Assess whether your business could benefit from equity finance, issuing shares or floating on the stock market
Grants and government support
Find and secure grants and government support to help start up and develop your business
How to attract investment
What you can do to make your business investment ready and how to prepare to approach investors
Support attestations: get reimbursed to move goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland
How to apply to be reimbursed for the cost of getting a support attestation to move agri-food goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland
Report a UK Internal Market issue
Report issues you have faced when buying or selling goods or services between different parts of the UK.
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
Using the New Computerised Transit System (NCTS) to move goods
Understanding the New Computerised Transit System and how to use it in your business
Drink
Guidance on selling alcohol in Northern Ireland and producing and distributing wine, craft beer and cider
Chemicals and waste
Regulations for trading in the chemicals sector
Apply for a Binding Origin Information decision
If you import into or export from Northern Ireland you can get a decision on the origin of your goods.
Making an entry summary declaration
If you are moving goods into Great Britain, from Great Britain to Northern Ireland, or into Northern Ireland from outside the EU, you’ll need to make an entry summary declaration
Researching export markets
How to conduct export market research before selling to overseas markets.
Researching customers and markets abroad
Research overseas markets, consumers and countries to make informed decisions about your business.
Advantages and disadvantages of researching export markets
The benefits and potential drawbacks of researching export markets before selling to them.
Researching export markets online
Ways of conducting online research on export markets.
UK sanctions
Information on UK sanctions currently in place and how to apply for a licence