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Obligated packaging producers must register and meet their waste packaging recycling responsibilities.
Get your goods cleared by the National Clearance Hub when moving goods into, out of, or through the UK.
Packaging regulations: environmental requirements, recycling
Food and drink labelling and packaging regulations - what you must show, warnings, health and organic labels and packaging standards.
A guide to collecting data about your packaging. This is for UK organisations affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
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.
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.
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.
Freight forwarders oversee the worldwide movement of cargo, packing, documentation and customs clearance, on behalf of importers and exporters.
How to package medicines for sale and what information you must provide to consumers and healthcare professionals.
Information for retailers and distributors of tobacco products, enforcement agencies and the public on changes to tobacco packaging.
Check what classifies as plastic, recycled plastic and packaging components, and if the packaging you manufacture or import is subject to the tax.
How UK organisations that supply or import packaging should comply with extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
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
How to work out the weight of plastic packaging components and each material used to make them, to check if you must register for Plastic Packaging Tax and include them on your return.
Find out the information you must give to customers on food products and how to give it.
Check if you can make a declaration by conduct or orally if you’re claiming Returned Goods Relief or Temporary Admission for reusable packaging.
Checklist of things you can do to make air travel quicker and easier.
The rules, paperwork and training you need to transport dangerous goods
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