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Use this form to file a translation in connection with a European patent or a European patent application
Look up a trade mark to see if something identical or similar to your brand is already registered.
Use form C88 (status) as proof of authorisation to import or export for the country of destination.
Check how much your visa application costs in the country you’re in
Information on embargoes on West African States and how to apply for an export licence.
Use an OGEL to export controlled dual-use or military goods, software and technology overseas.
What to do if your goods are lost, destroyed or stolen under an ATA Carnet.
Information on how to gain a UK CoC for Engineering/Electro-Technical Officers or Engineering Watch Rating Certificate
Find out how the ATA Carnet works, what to do at customs, and what happens if your goods are lost, destroyed or stolen.
Find out how to complete and submit an Other Interest (OI) return using the HMRC spreadsheet or electronic flat text file.
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.
Argentina is subject to transit control for military goods and restrictions for controlled goods and technology.
Goods that are controlled and how to get licences for them, the UK Strategic Export Control Lists, dealing with the Export Control Organisation (ECO).
Licences and authorisations to import genetic material, research and diagnostic samples, trade samples and display items, and some live animals and animal products.
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.
Check if you need an Article 10 certificate for commercial use of endangered species on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) list.
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