TRACE e-Gov Portal

Title	Description
Exporting and doing business abroad	Contents - Introduction - Move goods within the EU - Export outside the EU - Export licences and special rules
Take goods temporarily out of the UK	You may need permission to temporarily move or export goods outside the UK, for example if you take sales samples to a trade show.
Take goods with you to sell abroad	You must declare goods that you take with you to sell outside the EU - for example if they’re in your baggage or in a private vehicle.
Get help researching export markets	Visit great.gov.uk to: - get guidance on how to research export markets - sign up for seminars and webinars on starting to export or exporting to new markets - contact your nearest international trade team to get bespoke research (there’s a charge for this service)
Find overseas customers and export opportunities	Contents - Find export opportunities - Find customers online - Get help from a trade specialist - Defence, security and cyber security
Export finance and insurance	UK Export Finance (UKEF) helps UK exporters to: - win export contracts by providing better financing terms to their buyers - fulfil orders by supporting working capital loans, for example, to meet the costs of new export opportunities - get paid, by insuring against non-payment
Export agricultural machinery: special rules	/resource_feedback/11112
Export animal bones, protein and other by-products: special rules	You must have a certificate to export animal bones, protein and other by-products.
Export animal semen, ova and embryos: special rules	embryos: special rules You need a certificate to export animal semen, ova, and embryos (germplasm).
Export art, antiques and cultural goods: special rules	How to apply for a licence to export cultural goods, including antiques, furniture and archaeological items.
Export chemicals: licences and special rules	Licences and special rules for exporting chemicals.
Export rough diamonds: special rules	You need a certificate to export rough diamonds.
Export drugs and medicines: special rules	You must get permission to export certain drugs and medicines.
Export food, drink and agricultural products: special rules	Check if you need a certificate to export food, drink and agricultural products.
Export food for animals: special rules	Check if you need a certificate to export food for animals outside the EU.
Export horses and ponies: special rules	You must have a certificate to export horses and ponies.
Export live animals: special rules	You need a certificate to export live animals.
Export live fish and shellfish: special rules	Check if you need a certificate to export live fish, molluscs and crustaceans.
Export livestock, poultry or bees: special rules	You usually need a certificate to export cattle, pigs, sheep, goats and poultry.
Export luxury goods to North Korea or Syria: special rules	There’s a ban on supplying luxury goods to anyone in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) or Syria, directly or indirectly.
Export medical devices: special rules	Check if you need a certificate to export medical devices.
Export military or dual use goods, services or technology: special rules	You must have a licence to supply anything on the UK strategic export control lists to someone based outside the UK (except for exporting most ‘dual use’ items to EU countries).
Export ozone-depleting substances and F-gases: special rules	Licences and special rules for exporting ozone-depleting substances and F-gases.
Export plants, seeds, bulbs and wood: special rules	Check if you need a licence or phytosanitary certificate to export plants, seeds, bulbs or wood.
Export products made from endangered animals: special rules	You must get a certificate to export products made from endangered animals.
Wood packaging goods for import and export	You, or your packing service or freight forwarder, must make sure any solid wood packaging you use meets the requirements.
Report a trade barrier	Trade barriers make imported goods and services less competitive than those produced locally. You can report a trade barrier to the Market Access Unit (MAU)
Doing business with someone who is subject to financial sanctions	The consolidated list of financial sanctions targets is a list of people, businesses, organisations and financial institutions you’re generally not allowed to deal with by law.

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