Cross-border intelligence

Part 1: Rateable occupation

The Valuation Office's technical manual for the rating of business (non-domestic) property.

Rating Manual section 2: valuation principles

The Valuation Office's technical manual for the rating of business (non-domestic) property.

A fundamental overhaul of US customs regulation! Executive Order 14411: the compliance life-or-death situation US cross-border sellers must fully understand

Hundreds of millions of traffic, up to 12% commission rebate: AliExpress Double 11 policy—how should sellers follow suit?

Accredited official statistics: HMRC tax receipts and National Insurance contributions for the UK

Summary of HM Revenue and Customs' tax receipts, National Insurance contributions (NICs), and expenditure for the UK.

179-2026: AusTreat registration renewals now available through ProviderHub

21 October 2026 Who does this notice effect? Pre-border biosecurity treatment providers currently registered under AusTreat. What has changed? The department has introduced ProviderHub, a new online platform for managing AusTreat registrati

178-2026: Declared ports for the ship sanitation certification scheme

21 October 2026 Who does this notice affect? All vessel owners, operators, masters, and shipping agents who represent international, commercial vessel operators preparing for arrival into Australian territory. What has changed? The authoris

Trade Facilitation Committee advances TFA review and discusses implementation support

WTO members meeting in the Committee on Trade Facilitation on 21-22 October advanced work on the second review of the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) and reaffirmed their commitment to completing the review by the end of the year. They a

The Philippines launches safeguard investigation on pork

On 21 October 2026, the Philippines notified the WTO’s Committee on Safeguards that it had initiated on 9 October 2026 a safeguard investigation on imports of pork.

Import VAT Manual

Guidance on the VAT on imported goods and import VAT reliefs.

Joint statement on critical PHP vulnerabilities

Official EU cybersecurity publication for product, website and workplace security. Check the original technical scope, jurisdiction and applicability.

Working out the VAT value using the customs value of the imported goods

How to use the customs value to calculate VAT for imported goods if you’re an importer or clearing agent.

Trump’s 50% Canada tariffs challenged in court

A lawsuit filed Tuesday with the Court of International Trade alleges the president exceeded his power in using a nearly 100-year-old statute to impose tariffs.

Accredited official statistics: Government revenues from UK oil and gas production: October 2026

Government revenues from oil and gas production, including payments and repayments of offshore Corporation Tax, Supplementary Charge, Energy Profits Levy and Petroleum Revenue Tax.

China Warns UK of Firm Retaliation over Electric Vehicle Tariffs

British Trade Minister Anas Sarwar confirmed ongoing talks with European partners as London seeks access to the EU’s Made in Europe program.

Guidance: Open general export licence (export of dual-use items)

Licence permitting a wide range of dual-use listed items to a variety of destinations, including EU member states, the United States, and others.

Guidance: Open general export licence (military goods, software and technology: government or NATO end-use)

Licence for the export of military goods to a government or a NATO organisation in any of the destinations or countries listed in the OGEL.

Guidance: Open general export licence (military goods, software and technology)

Licence for the export of a wide range of military equipment to low-risk destinations.

US Customs wants more data and earlier filing for low-value imports

The US Customs & Border Protection Agency (CBP) wants more data and earlier filing of imports valued at $2,500 or less. The compliance deadline for such imports arriving by mail has been pushed back three months, however, which prompted spe

Notice: Trade remedies notice: definitive countervailing duty on certain excavators originating from China

The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade is applying a definitive countervailing duty on certain excavators originating from China.

Corporate report: National Insurance Fund Accounts

Presented to Parliament pursuant to section 161(2) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.

Guidance: Updates on VAT appeals

Check the list of VAT appeals that HMRC has lost, or partly lost, that could have implications for other businesses.

The 2026 Elections Will Reshape Trucking Labor Policy No Matter Which Party Wins

For most of the last two decades, trucking could read the politics of its workforce fights along a familiar line, with one party broadly friendly to the independent contractor model and the other broadly skeptical of it, but according to th

29. Corporation Tax

How to account for Corporation Tax and submit a final Company Tax Return (CT600).