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Defence fire training for firefighters who are wearers of operational breathing apparatus to ensure competency in the discipline.
Life-saving and fire-fighting equipment that ships must carry and how to maintain and service it.
Adopted EU recommendation FIRE-052.UK approved recommendation on the correct testing standards for breathing apparatus.
You may be able to pay no Customs Duty or a reduced amount of duty for goods you bring or receive into the UK, depending on what they are and what you do with them.
Section last updated: May 2023.
Nuclear site radioactive substances regulation (RSR), when you need a permit, how to apply, how to change (vary), transfer or surrender your permit
You need permission from the police to move firearms to or from a ship, or signalling apparatus, to or from an aircraft or aerodrome in Northern Ireland
Entry into enclosed spaces onboard ships is sometimes a necessary but dangerous work activity. This guidance outlines regulations and provides information and advice on how to identify an enclosed space and how to reduce the risk to life.
Find out the rules to establish the country of origin of imported and exported goods and to help identify goods which qualify for lower or no Customs Duty.
A new pathway supporting innovative approaches to the safe, timely and efficient development of medicines to improve patient access.
Find out about the rules for placing transportable pressure equipment on the market in Great Britain from 1 January 2023.
Check the tariff classification for rods of tungsten alloy, containing more than 94% of tungsten and 1.5% of lanthanum.
Find out when it's possible to get zero-rated supplies on medical and research goods and services that have been funded by charities.
Find out what repairs or processing you can do to your goods in a customs warehouse without authorisation, this is known as usual forms of handling.
Applications received to amend the specification of a patent under sections 27 and 75 before the court and the Office.
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