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Look up a trade mark to see if something identical or similar to your brand is already registered.
Reclaim VAT you've paid on goods and services bought in the UK to use in your business if you’re registered as a business outside the UK.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in China.
FCDO travel advice for USA. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Find out how to complete and submit an Other Interest (OI) return using the HMRC spreadsheet or electronic flat text file.
If you're an employer based in the UK, find out if an employee is eligible for tax relief through an Appendix 5 arrangement if they've paid tax abroad on their income.
Find out how to apply for a duty deferment account, so you can delay paying most customs or tax charges when you import goods or release goods from an excise warehouse.
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.
Use this form to transform your Madrid Protocol Designation to a UK Trade Mark application.
Countries have their own rules about what goods you can bring in using an ATA Carnet. Check with the issuer in the country you’re exporting to.
We handle shipping and maritime disputes. Cases that we hear include: collisions between ships disputes over the transport of cargo salvage of a ship, cargo or crew disputes over goods supplied to a ship disputes over mortgages and other security...
Check what UIDs you need for your tobacco products and the specifications they need to meet.
The 2013 update, edition 3, of the large commercial yacht code.
UK Visas and Immigration now manages applications for people who want to visit, work, study or settle in the UK. Previously, this was part of UKBA (UK Border Agency) which closed in 2013.
Use supplementary pages SA106 to record foreign income and gains on your SA100 Tax Return.
Examples of unacceptable trade marks around protected emblems, internet domain names and your company name.
What to do if you think you've spotted a scam pretending to be from Companies House, and examples of scam emails, letters and telephone calls.
How to check that a laboratory is allowed to buy ozone-depleting substances (ODS).
How to use your account to cover duty and import VAT, check your balance, pay HMRC, give an Individual Bank Guarantee and what to do if your guarantee will not cover the amount due.
LY2 was the 2005 update of the original 'code of practice for the safety of large commercial sailing and motor vessels', known as LY1.
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