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Find out if you need an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate to study in the UK.
Find out about Import VAT and Customs Duty when you send gifts into the UK.
Use an OGEL to export controlled dual-use or military goods, software and technology overseas.
Get help to classify pharmaceutical products used to treat or prevent diseases or ailments (in humans or animals), including comparators used in clinical trials and placebos.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in China.
Guidance for organisations involved in any aspect of the pharmaceutical lifecycle or GLP studies regulated by MHRA, covering the approval of paper documents when working from home
How to tax employee expenses for entertaining clients.
Read about businesses that have participated in support schemes funded by the UK government.
How to apply for an exemption to use a restricted substance to manufacture electrical and electronic equipment.
Goods that are controlled and how to get licences for them, the UK Strategic Export Control Lists, dealing with the Export Control Organisation (ECO).
Use this form to transform your Madrid Protocol Designation to a UK Trade Mark application.
Examples of how and when to adjust the customs value for commercial level and quantity when using Methods 2 or 3 if you’re an importer or clearing agent.
Check the tariff classification for flavour pods.
Find out about non-cash benefits in connection with termination of employment or from employer-financed retirement benefits scheme
You can use a SIEL to make shipments of specified military or dual-use items to a named consignee and/or end user.
Guide to licensing requirements and restrictions for trade control and the export of controlled military goods, software and technology.
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