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Obligated packaging producers must register and meet their waste packaging recycling responsibilities.
How UK organisations that supply or import packaging should comply with extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Freight forwarders oversee the worldwide movement of cargo, packing, documentation and customs clearance, on behalf of importers and exporters.
Packaging regulations: environmental requirements, recycling
A guide to collecting data about your packaging. This is for UK organisations affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Weights and measures - find out the law on trading standards for packaging and selling products
Get help to classify articles of leather and other items in chapter 42 of the tariff for import and export.
Find out which plastic packaging components are exempt or excluded from the tax, and if the packaging counts towards the 10-tonne threshold for registration.
If you use, produce or supply wood packaging material (WPM) to move goods to or from the EU or the rest of the world, you must make sure it meets international standards.
Check what classifies as plastic, recycled plastic and packaging components, and if the packaging you manufacture or import is subject to the tax.
From 1 October 2024, more materials facilities will need to sample and report their waste. Sampling and reporting will be more detailed and more frequent under the amended regulations.
Food and drink labelling and packaging regulations - what you must show, warnings, health and organic labels and packaging standards.
If pharmacies wish to ‘pack down’ larger packs of a medicinal product, they need to follow these instructions
Hand luggage restrictions at UK airports - carry-on luggage, checked-in baggage, restricted items and liquids, electronic devices carried from Turkey, Lebanon, Egypt and Saudi Arabia
Requirements for solid wood packaging used to import or export goods
Guidance for food businesses on the Weights and Measures (Food) (Amendment) Regulations 2014.
What packaged goods are, how they are labelled, units of measurements used and compliance with weights and measures regulation.
The rules, paperwork and training you need to transport dangerous goods
How to assess household and non-household packaging from 2024 onwards if you’re a UK organisation affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
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