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Hand luggage restrictions at UK airports - carry-on luggage, checked-in baggage, restricted items and liquids, electronic devices carried from Turkey, Lebanon, Egypt and Saudi Arabia
There are restrictions on what items you can take in your hand luggage and…
There are restrictions on the amount of liquids you can take in your hand…
When travelling with a baby you’re allowed to take enough baby food, baby…
Musical instruments Contact your airline before you book if you want to…
You’re allowed to carry the following in your hand luggage: essential…
You can only take certain electronic devices and electrical items on…
Allowed in hand luggage Allowed in hold luggage Sports parachute Yes Yes…
Allowed in hand luggage Allowed in hold luggage Tool with a blade or shaft…
You cannot take any of these items as hand luggage or in the hold:…
You cannot take any guns or firearms (including air rifles and starting…
Get a message (telegram) from the King and the Queen Consort - birthdays and anniversaries that qualify, documents you need.
VAT, duty and customs declarations for goods received by post or courier - paying, collecting your goods, getting a refund and documents.
Anything posted or couriered to you from another country goes through…
You’ll be contacted by Royal Mail, Parcelforce or the courier company if…
Check that goods sent to you from outside the UK (or outside the UK and…
To qualify as gifts, goods must be: described as gifts on the customs…
Tax and reporting rules for employers providing gifts to employees
Find out which supplies of children’s clothing or footwear are zero-rated for VAT.
All data on gifts that Department for Business and Trade (DBT) ministers gave and received, all hospitality received, any overseas travel and meetings with external individuals and organisations.
Find out about Import VAT and Customs Duty when you send gifts into the UK.
Find out when you can zero rate books and other forms of printed matter.
Things to consider when buying and using products.
Product Recall for Birthday Cake Toy with Candles, Music and Play Food presenting a serious risk of injuries
Littlehey is a prison near Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire for men convicted of a sex offence.
The Birthday Honours 2024 Lists have been published, marking the achievements and service of extraordinary people across the UK.
Isis is a men’s prison and young offender institution (YOI) in Thamesmead, South East London. It is named Isis after the ancient name for the River Thames.
The Queen’s Birthday Honours Lists 2020 recognise the outstanding achievements of people across the United Kingdom.
VAT and other taxes on shopping and services, including tax-free shopping, energy-saving equipment and mobility aids.
The Queen's Birthday Honours 2021 lists have been published, marking the achievements and service of extraordinary people across the United Kingdom.
Bringing in goods for personal use when you travel to the UK from abroad - types of tax and duty, duty free, EU and non-EU arrivals, banned and restricted goods.
Find out which types of food are zero-rated and which are standard-rated for VAT purposes.
Find out how to value your goods to help when working out the VAT due when importing goods into the UK.
How the MHRA makes decisions on when a product is a medical device (borderline products), and which risk class should apply to a medical device.
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