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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
There are restrictions on what items you can take in your hand luggage and…
There are restrictions on the amount of liquids you can take in your hand…
When travelling with a baby you’re allowed to take enough baby food, baby…
Musical instruments Contact your airline before you book if you want to…
You’re allowed to carry the following in your hand luggage: essential…
You can only take certain electronic devices and electrical items on…
Allowed in hand luggage Allowed in hold luggage Sports parachute Yes Yes…
Allowed in hand luggage Allowed in hold luggage Tool with a blade or shaft…
You cannot take any of these items as hand luggage or in the hold:…
You cannot take any guns or firearms (including air rifles and starting…
Check what you need to do to sell cosmetic products in Great Britain.
How a product complies with EU safety, health and environmental requirements, and how to place a CE marking on your product.
Get help to classify articles of leather and other items in chapter 42 of the tariff for import and export.
There are different regulations which apply to devices and equipment including hand gels and PPE (personal protective equipment)
The rules on bringing food or animal products into Great Britain from abroad: restrictions, types of food and the amount you can bring.
A patent registers your invention and lets you take legal action against anyone who makes, uses, sells or imports your invention without your permission.
Comply with good manufacturing practice (GMP) and good distribution practice (GDP), and prepare for an inspection.
When you need to apply for consent, how to apply, and the works that you can do without consent.
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.
Check the tariff classification for surface-active preparation for washing the skin and the hair (gel 2-in-1).
Your rights and security searches, body scans and privacy rules if you're disabled or taking medication aboard aircraft
Form to apply for authorisation as a carry agent or portal carry agent for dogs, cats and other mammals.
How to register your medical devices with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) for the markets in Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Find out how to declare goods you’re bringing into Great Britain to sell or use for your business that are under the total value of £2,500 and meet certain other conditions.
Information for clinicians and patients.
Find out how inland pre-clearance checks affect you and what you need to do when we carry out checks on your goods.
How to submit a cosmetic product notification to the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS).
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