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Find out when you can zero rate books and other forms of printed matter.
Guidance note for UK travel organisers as to what constitutes a 'package' in package holiday terms.
How UK organisations that supply or import packaging should comply with extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Alphabetical list of types of packages and their UK Trade Tariff codes.
Waste Package guidance for standardised waste packages containing Low Heat Generating Waste (LHGW)
All specifications for the packaging of all Higher Activity Waste (HAW)
Guidance for businesses to help them comply with the The Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018.
We work with organisations across the UK that produce radioactive waste.
This page contains Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) Waste Package Specifications and Guidance for waste packages destined for geological disposal.
Guidance for food businesses on the Weights and Measures (Food) (Amendment) Regulations 2014.
Weights and measures - find out the law on trading standards for packaging and selling products
Guidance for the veterinary pharmaceutical industry on the production of mock-ups for assessment.
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