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The controls that apply if you transport waste out of or into England.
Get help to classify articles of leather and other items in chapter 42 of the tariff for import and export.
Food and drink labelling and packaging regulations - what you must show, warnings, health and organic labels and packaging standards.
This guidance provides an introductory guide to the standards and regulatory requirements that businesses may need to meet, to import and sell goods in the UK.
Check if you can make a declaration by conduct or orally if you’re claiming Returned Goods Relief or Temporary Admission for reusable packaging.
Use the case studies to help you decide when your goods may (or may not) go beyond insufficient production.
What packaged goods are, how they are labelled, units of measurements used and compliance with weights and measures regulation.
Obligated packaging producers must register and meet their waste packaging recycling responsibilities.
Seeking views on options for plastic recycling targets between 2016 and 2020 and glass recycling targets for 2018 to 2020.
RPC’s opinion on Defra’s proposed GB implementation of amendments made to the Basel Convention on Plastic Waste
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can store, treat and use waste coded 16 03 06 when this code is not listed in your permit or waste exemption.
How to pay Plastic Packaging Tax and the time it takes for payments to reach HMRC.
Reforms to household and business bin collections and a crackdown on unscrupulous waste carriers will boost recycling rates and protect the environment
This tax information and impact note is about the increase in the rate of Plastic Packaging Tax from 1 April 2023.
Guidance on how to license electronic cigarettes and other inhaled nicotine-containing products (NCPs) as medicines in the UK.
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