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What packaged goods are, how they are labelled, units of measurements used and compliance with weights and measures regulation.
Who can get the relief, when to check your eligibility and how to work out your discounted duty rates.
Weights and measures - find out the law on trading standards for packaging and selling products
You must use metric measurements (grams, kilograms, millilitres or litres)…
Some goods must be sold in fixed sizes known as ‘specified quantities’.…
Packaged goods are products that are all of these: sold sealed between 5g…
Equipment for packaged goods The equipment you use to weigh or measure…
You must put the weight or volume of your packaged goods on the label. The…
Find out what VAT should be charged on supplies of fuel and power if you're a supplier or a user.
Find out the information you must give to customers on food products and how to give it.
Guidance for food businesses on the Weights and Measures (Food) (Amendment) Regulations 2014.
Find out how to work out your annual alcohol production if you’re part of a group, or you merge with, or separate from another business.
The off-payroll working rules if you are a contractor or an intermediary and your worker provides services to small clients in the private or voluntary sectors.
The latest reproduction number (R) and growth rate of coronavirus (COVID-19).
When and how to measure a habitat or development’s impact on biodiversity.
This guidance outlines the requirements for claiming preferential tariffs under the Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS).
How to work out the benefit charge for company vans available for private use.
Small commercial vessels must follow the small commercial vessel codes of practice - codes of practice, certification, operating overseas
Information relating to the procurement of the Aerial Dispersant Spray service including background information, upcoming events and links to resources.
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.
A series of publications relating to the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act.
How VAT works, what VAT is charged on, VAT thresholds and VAT schemes.
How to use Method 4 to work out the customs value of your imported goods if you’re an importer or clearing agent.
How to use a cost utility analysis to evaluate your digital health product.
We ensure fair payment practices for Britain’s 5.7 million small businesses, and support them in resolving their payment disputes with larger businesses. SBC is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Business and Trade .
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