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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 the regulations on aircraft parts imported with a certificate of airworthiness.
The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) is the official UK government body responsible for intellectual property (IP) rights including patents, designs, trade marks and copyright. IPO is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology , supported...
Check how much your visa application costs in the country you’re in
Find out if you need an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate to study in the UK.
Look up a trade mark to see if something identical or similar to your brand is already registered.
Use an OGEL to export controlled dual-use or military goods, software and technology overseas.
Check the tariff classification for four-wheeled vehicles powered by an electric motor fitted with a hydraulic lifting device and telescopic jib.
What you need to do to work and operate in the aviation industry.
When and how to identify your kids and goats with tags.
Information on how to revalidate a UK CoC (and UK GMDSS at the same time).
Order birth, adoption, marriage, civil partnership and death certificates from the General Register Office (GRO) - find GRO index numbers
Use this form to file a translation in connection with a European patent or a European patent application
Export controls on goods that can be used for torture or capital punishment.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in China.
Find out information on the UK's tax treaties, related taxation documents and multilateral agreements.
Goods that are controlled and how to get licences for them, the UK Strategic Export Control Lists, dealing with the Export Control Organisation (ECO).
Information on how to gain a UK CoC for Engineering/Electro-Technical Officers or Engineering Watch Rating Certificate
Check the tariff classification for a bottle made of mechanically produced glass, in the shape of a skull.
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