ISO country codes

The International Organisation for Standardization (ISO) sets out internationally recognised codes, designated to each country and most dependent areas. ISO country codes define two— or three—letter abbreviations for countries. The ISO code for the UK is GB. ISO codes can be found on GOV.UK.

A commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer, relating to a sale transaction and indicating the products, quantities, and agreed prices for products or services the seller had provided the buyer.

The Intrastat system collects statistics on the trade in goods within the EU. All VAT—registered businesses trading with other EU member states must provide details of the total value of goods dispatched to other EU member states and the total arrivals of goods acquired from other EU member states, on their VAT return. The supply

Regulates a small proportion of imported industrial goods that require import licences.

Groupage freight is a shipping method used when unit of goods are transported in bundles to form a consolidated transport i.e. the combination of several smaller shipments into one full container. This shipping method is suitable for single pallets. For a larger pallet quantity, partial load shipment is generally the cheaper option. The Groupage process

Applies to goods that will be for sale to or final use by end-consumers located in the UK and are moved into NI by a business authorised under the UK Trader Scheme (UKTS) or UK Internal Market Scheme (UKIMS).

The GDM is official evidence of export only when goods leave the EU from the UK. If the export declaration has been made electronically via CHIEF or using the WEB declaration option an alternative to the GDM may be held.

Goods domestic status is determined by the fact that all duties and taxes have been paid on the goods upon entering that customs territory. 33(1) Goods are domestic goods for the purposes of this Part if— (a) they are wholly obtained in the United Kingdom, or (b) they have been subject to a chargeable Customs

The Goods Vehicle Movement Service (GVMS) is a UK Government border control information technology system for coordinating the movement of vehicles. This system is available at specific ports in the UK for faster clearance of goods with pre—lodged declarations. GVMS is connected to CDS and provides electronic notification of shipment status. For further information, please

Great Britain in the context of TSS is the Island of Great Britain covering England, Wales and Scotland but not including Northern Ireland.