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Register as an overseas company with Companies House
You must register an overseas company with Companies House if you want to set up a place of business in the UK.
How to successfully expand your business and set up in the UK
Tell us about your business and we'll give you the official information and data you need, in one place
Foreign Office travel advice updates
Latest travel information for British nationals affected by the situation in the Middle East.
Check if you need a UK visa
You may need a visa to come to the UK to visit, study or work.
Apply to use simplified declarations for imports you entered in your records without authorisation
Choose how you’ll make supplementary declarations for goods that you entered into your own records without authorisation.
Apply for an export certificate
Apply for an export certificate to establish products in overseas markets.
Certificates of Free Sale
Exporters can apply for a Certificate of Free Sale ( CFS) to help them to access certain overseas markets. A CFSis not a part of UK export procedures.
The applicant must declare that goods meet the UK’s high safety standards.
How to apply for a Certificate of Free Sale
To apply for a Certificate of Free Sale, contact the relevant organisation for your sector and goods: