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Fake, potentially harmful Ozempic and Saxenda pens have been found in the UK: you should only access these medicines via a medical prescription.
Resources for business.
Find out what you need to do when importing commercial goods into Great Britain in your accompanied baggage or small vehicle.
Guidance for food businesses on the Weights and Measures (Food) (Amendment) Regulations 2014.
How to legally kill your own poultry, cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, rabbits and hares to eat at home.
What packaged goods are, how they are labelled, units of measurements used and compliance with weights and measures regulation.
Explanations of the different terms you might see on your driving licence
Find out about Import VAT and Customs Duty when you send gifts into the UK.
The laws on selling, buying and carrying a knife or weapon depend on the type of knife or weapon, your age and your circumstances.
Weights and measures - find out the law on trading standards for packaging and selling products
Find a BFPO number, send mail to and from British forces personnel and their families
Information about becoming a goods vehicle operator, getting a goods vehicle licence and complying with regulations
How to account for VAT on vehicles and fuel you use for your business.
Ensuring you get what you pay for.
A guide to collecting data about your packaging. This is for UK organisations affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Find out the information you must give to customers on food products and how to give it.
Information about how to pay the HGV levy for non-UK HGVs.
How to apply VAT rules to supplies, imports and export of gold and investment gold.
Resources to support the commissioning and delivery of tier 2 behavioural weight management services for children, families and adults.
Report you’ve changed a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) or trailer chassis, weight, tyres or brakes (a ‘notifiable alteration’) or change the weight you can carry.
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