How to claim Returned Goods Relief

How to claim Returned Goods Relief If you have exported goods to a third country, you can re-import them to the UK using Returned Goods Relief (RGR). HMRC guidance allows you to bring back your goods without paying duty or VAT, offering a significant financial...

Calculating import duty

Introduction One of the questions most frequently asked by importers and exporters is how much import duty they or their customers will have to pay. It would be convenient if there were an import duty calculator but unfortunately I haven’t found a reliable one yet!...

Does your product need a dual-use export license?

Many businesses don’t understand that their goods are classified as ‘dual-use’ so that, despite being intended for an innocuous end-use, they could also have military applications that make them subject to controls. The breadth of goods that fall in this category is...

Starting exporting

The majority of companies that export do so because they received a sales enquiry from abroad and wanted to take the opportunity to increase sales and profitability. In these circumstances there is usually a degree of learning on the job and the sales, finance and...