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Exporting and importing businesses: prepare for 1 January 2021

The process for importing and exporting goods will change from 1 January 2021. Use this page to find guidance from the Department for International Trade.

New rules for January 2021

The UK has left the EU, and the transition period after Brexit comes to an end this year.

This page tells you what you'll need to do from 1 January 2021. It will be updated if anything changes.

Check what else you need to do during the transition period.

Published 30 October 2020

• From: Department for International Trade

The UK Global Tariff

Use the UK Global Tariff tool to check what tariff will be payable on goods entering the UK from January 2021.

• UK tariffs from 1 January 2021
  • 11 June 2020
  • Guidance

Find a commodity code

Find a commodity code to classify your goods and look up duty rates, reliefs and quotas.

• Finding commodity codes for imports into or exports out of the UK or EU
  • 21 December 2018
  • Guidance

Check tariffs

Check what tariffs apply now for importing and exporting goods.

• Trade Tariff: look up commodity codes, duty and VAT rates
  • 11 May 2017

Trade agreements

Find out which trade agreements the UK is negotiating, which have already been signed and how they apply to your business.

• Existing UK trade agreements with non-EU countries
  • 28 October 2020
  • Guidance

Exporting to and importing from the EU

Find out how you can prepare to export and import goods from EU countries from 1 January 2021.

• Prepare to export goods from Great Britain to the EU from 1 January 2021
  • 22 October 2020
• Prepare to import goods from the EU to Great Britain from 1 January 2021
  • 22 October 2020
• Moving goods into, out of, or through Northern Ireland from 1 January 2021
  • 4 September 2020
  • Guidance
• Exporting controlled goods from 1 January 2021
  • 19 August 2019
  • Guidance
• List of goods imported into Great Britain from the EU that are controlled from January 2021
  • 16 October 2020
  • Guidance

Exporting to and importing from non-EU countries

Find out how you can prepare to export and import goods from non-EU countries from 1 January 2021

• Export goods to countries outside the EU: step by step
  • 24 August 2020
• Import goods from outside the EU: step by step
  • 29 January 2020

Import controls and customs

You may need to be aware of certain import controls and restrictions.

• Import controls
  • 15 May 2020
  • Guidance
• Import, export and customs for businesses
  • 7 October 2020

Trade remedies

You can apply to the Trade Remedies Service if you want the Trade Remedies Investigations Directorate (TRID) to investigate imports which are causing or threatening injury to UK industry.

You can only apply for us to investigate imports where there is already an EU investigation taking place. You will be able to apply to us to investigate other imports you are concerned about from 1 January 2021.

• Applying for a trade remedies investigation
  • 29 July 2020
  • Guidance

Published 30 October 2020