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The weekly shipping indicators dataset associated with the Faster Indicators of UK economic activity research output.
Class and permitted use of passenger ships, cargo ships, tankers, tugs, tenders, fishing boats, yachts, commercial vessels, and the required certificates.
Provides guidance on the application of SOLAS Chapter VI in the UK and on UK ships, to be read alongside the Merchant Shipping (Carriage of Cargoes) Regulations 2024.
How ship security is managed in the UK, and how to comply with UK regulations on ship security.
Find out the VAT liability for supplying ships, trains, aircraft and associated services in the UK.
Use this form for ship supplies declarations for goods from the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland destined for ships leaving Great Britain.
A collection of active merchant shipping notices, published by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA).
Find out about other simplifications you can apply for with consignor or consignee status.
Use form C208 to list outgoing aircraft stores that you're removing from a warehouse.
Find out how to qualify for drawback and what you'll need to do to make a claim on duty you have already paid.
These draft notices advise on the application and effect of the draft Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2022 which are subject to approval by Parliament, and could change.
Construction, radio and marine equipment standards for merchant ships and special shipping.
The concierge service helps maritime businesses to interact with government departments.
UK and international codes and standards for vessel stability and loadlines, safety advice and regulations for boatmasters, designers or shipbuilders dealing with vessel stability.
If you’re the ship's master (or their agent) of a commercial vessel, you will need to report any goods that are arriving on your vessel at a UK port.
Understand how you can pay tonnage tax if you manage your ships from the UK and they weigh 100 tons or more.
The processes that operators need to follow when shipping radioactive sources to and from EU countries.
Life-saving and fire-fighting equipment that ships must carry and how to maintain and service it.
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