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Harriet Kelsall is one of the most respected bespoke designers and business trailblazers working in the UK jewellery industry today. She founded her multi-award winning business from her kitchen table in 1998 and then started a wave to bring reachable...
Product Safety Report for Tanaya Couture Gold Coloured Earrings presenting a serious chemical risk.
Get help to classify footwear and parts of footwear for import and export.
Guidance for Trading Standards officers on how to enforce the hallmarking law.
Find out what you can do with your goods when they are being processed or repaired using outward processing.
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How to comply with hallmarking law if your business supplies items described as precious metal (gold, silver, platinum or palladium).
Product Safety Report for Senteria Gold-Coloured Metal Loop Earrings presenting a serious chemical risk.
Product Recall for Vevor Ultrasonic Jewellery Cleaner presenting a high risk of electric shock.
Guidance on the hallmarking legislation for precious metal products.
Get help to classify various types of wood for import and export.
Director applied for two Bounce Back Loans when businesses were only allowed one and used the funds for her own personal gain
British Hallmarking Council guidance on selling articles of precious metal on the internet, to comply with UK hallmarking legislation.
We supervise the hallmarking activities of the 4 Assay Offices in the UK to ensure there is adequate provision of hallmarking within the UK. BHC is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Business and Trade .
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