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The laws on selling, buying and carrying a knife or weapon depend on the type of knife or weapon, your age and your circumstances.
Check when packaging is classified as a finished plastic packaging component, and what is meant by substantial modifications, to find out if you must register for the tax.
How to assess household and non-household packaging from 2024 onwards if you’re a UK organisation affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Get help to classify cigarettes, cigars, raw tobacco, smoking tobacco, tobacco for heating and nicotine substitutes for import and export.
You can use the PRE service to view recordings of pre-recorded evidence before trial.
DASA appoints IoT Tribe to deliver business acceleration services supporting NATO's DIANA initiative and UK defence innovation, boosting defence capabilities.
Check the tariff classification for footwear with plastic sole and textile upper.
Get help to classify various types of wood for import and export.
This guidance summarises the requirements, controls and sanctions that Border Force applies to firearms and offensive weapons when they are imported into the UK.
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