Excise Warehouse

A warehouse approved by HM Revenue and Customs for the deposit without payment of duty of goods liable to excise duty.

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The customs procedure for taking goods out of a country.

Read more Export Duties and Taxes

Customs duties and all other duties, taxes or charges which are collected when the goods leave the country.

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Person or company who sells goods to another country.

Read more EXS : Exit Summary Declaration

Exit Summary Declaration under ECS.  This is part of the Safety and Security Declaration and is known as the Exit Summary Declaration.

Read more FCL : Full Container Load

A phrase used to identify that there is only one consignment within the container

Read more FOB : Free On Board

This is an incoterm.

Read more Forwarding Agent

A person or company who is a specialist in Customs procedures and the international carriage of goods, and acts on behalf of importers and exporters.

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