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OPSS is leading a fresh campaign to raise awareness about potential hazards to adults and children associated with toys and electrical products.
How to classify and describe your business waste so you can know how to manage and dispose of it - what you need to do, List of Waste (LoW) codes, technical guidance.
The rules for manufacturing mercury added products in Great Britain, as well as importing and exporting them between Great Britain and non-EU countries.
Information for consumers.
Get help to classify ceramic articles for import and export.
Get help to classify various types of vehicles such as mobility scooters, dumpers and utility vehicles, all-terrain vehicles and e-bikes for import and export.
Guide to licensing requirements and restrictions for trade control and the export of controlled military goods, software and technology.
Find out about the zero rate of VAT for certain electronic publications.
If you put EEE on the UK market you must follow rules on both the EEE you sell and the EEE that becomes waste (WEEE).
Check if an item of WEEE or a component removed from WEEE is a waste or non-waste item and, if it is waste, identify if it contains persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
Get help to classify cigarettes, cigars, raw tobacco, smoking tobacco, tobacco for heating and nicotine substitutes for import and export.
Find out how you could be made liable for the unpaid VAT of another VAT-registered business when you buy or sell specified goods.
Find out about which goods and services for disabled people and people aged 60 or over that you should apply zero or reduced rate VAT.
Advice on exposure to electromagnetic fields in the everyday environment, including electrical appliances in the home and mobile phones.
Find out which regulations apply to your products and where to go for further information on how to comply with them.
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) - retailer and wholesaler responsibilities, waste collection and compliance schemes.
Guidance for suppliers and dealers.
What you need to know before you can place a medical device on the Great Britain market with a UKCA mark.
Information on trade sanctions, arms embargoes and trade restrictions, including trade controls, transit controls and restrictions on terrorist organisations.
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