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Nigeria is subject to regional controls governing small arms and light weapons.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in China.
Look up a trade mark to see if something identical or similar to your brand is already registered.
Find out about Import VAT and Customs Duty when you send gifts into the UK.
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK.
Use form C88 (status) as proof of authorisation to import or export for the country of destination.
Benin is subject to regional controls governing small arms and light weapons.
Ivory Coast is subject to regional controls governing small arms and light weapons.
Togo is subject to regional controls governing small arms, light weapons, components and ammunition.
Guidance on how to prove someone’s identity or give them access to your service or organisation.
Guinea-Bissau is subject to regional controls governing small arms and light weapons.
Find out how to complete and submit an Other Interest (OI) return using the HMRC spreadsheet or electronic flat text file.
Find out how the ATA Carnet works, what to do at customs, and what happens if your goods are lost, destroyed or stolen.
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.
Find out how to apply for authority to give an employee foreign tax credit relief if you're a UK employer and you send an employee to work abroad.
Find out about tax charges on scholarships.
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