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How to comply with hallmarking law if your business supplies items described as precious metal (gold, silver, platinum or palladium).
Winners demonstrate support for hallmarking excellence and help to protect consumers.
Get help to classify various types of wood 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.
This guide provides information about being arrested in Turkey and what conditions are like in prison there.
Get help to classify footwear and parts of footwear for import and export.
The prohibitions and restrictions on the import of animal furs and skins into the UK and the export of salmon and trout.
Product Recall for H&M clasp beaded bracelet presenting a chemical risk.
There’s a ban on supplying luxury goods to anyone in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) or Syria, directly or indirectly.
Product Safety Report for Senteria Earring and Necklace Set presenting a serious chemical risk due to excess concentrations of cadmium and lead.
You may be able to pay no Customs Duty or a reduced amount of duty for goods you bring or receive into the UK, depending on what they are and what you do with them.
VAT and other taxes on shopping and services, including tax-free shopping, energy-saving equipment and mobility aids.
When and how you need to register your item or apply for an exemption certificate to deal in ivory.
The British Hallmarking Council's HALO award 2023 is open for submissions.
Guidance on the hallmarking legislation for precious metal products.
Check if your import, export or re-export needs a permit or certificate under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
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