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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.
Get relief if you’re importing biological and chemical substances for research purposes from outside the EU and UK.
Find the address, contact details and opening times of the UK visa application centre for your country.
Use an OGEL to export controlled dual-use or military goods, software and technology overseas.
Check the tariff classification for dried buffalo ears and dried beef meat scraped off from the throat, for use as animal feed.
Check how much your visa application costs in the country you’re in
Find out about the changes if you are exporting personal protective equipment (PPE) during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Intellectual Property Office offers different methods of accelerating the processing of your patent application.
How to object to the registration of a lasting or enduring power of attorney - including forms and fees
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK.
The National Archives is the official archive and publisher for the UK government and for England and Wales. It is the guardian of some of our most iconic national documents, dating back over 1,000 years. The National Archives is a...
Look up a trade mark to see if something identical or similar to your brand is already registered.
Nigeria is subject to regional controls governing small arms and light weapons.
Protocols and procedures for testing the distinctiveness, uniformity and stability (DUS) of certain agricultural and vegetable plants.
To help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Indonesia.
Information on carrying medicine containing controlled drugs for individual travellers entering or leaving the UK.
You can use a SIEL to make shipments of specified military or dual-use items to a named consignee and/or end user.
How to self-upload evidence when making an application to come to or stay in the UK.
How to apply for an exemption to use a restricted substance to manufacture electrical and electronic equipment.
This is advice for UK sponsors whose students are affected by coronavirus (COVID-19).
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