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Develop a business idea
Support for female entrepreneurs to develop a well-defined product or service before launch into the market
Researching export markets – Genie Insights
Matt Reeve, Director of Genie Insights, explains how the business researches export markets.
Government grants and support
Information about grant award criteria and matching funds you may need to provide.
Import or export endangered species: check if you need a CITES permit
Check if your import, export or re-export needs a permit under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
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.
Business growth support in Belfast
Council and local organisation support and opportunities to grow your business in the Belfast Council area.
Moving fishery products or bivalve molluscs from Great Britain and non EU countries into Northern Ireland
How to move fishery products or bivalve molluscs from Great Britain or non EU countries into Northern Ireland.
Register your business partnership
How to register a business partnership online, via post or by appointing someone else to deal with HMRC on your behalf
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
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.
Cost of living: Support and advice for small businesses
Sources of support and funding to help Northern Ireland businesses.
What do business angels do?
How business angels operate and how they choose the businesses they invest in.
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.