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Get help to classify ceramic articles for import and export.
Protocols and procedures for testing the distinctiveness, uniformity and stability (DUS) of certain agricultural and vegetable plants.
Get help to classify various types of wood for import and export.
How to get plant breeders' rights and what protection it gives your plant varieties.
The European Trade Mark and Design Network has produced a common practice for use when assessing the inherent distinctiveness of figurative trade marks containing descriptive and/or non-distinctive words.
Who does DUS (distinctiveness, uniformity and stability) testing in the UK, what they test for and how to contact them.
Find out how to apply VAT zero rating for the supply of those plants and seeds that are used to grow food for human consumption.
Check the tariff classification for decorative articles for Christmas trees.
How much it costs to apply for plant breeders’ rights or to add a new plant variety to the national list.
Section last updated: January 2021.
Get help to classify footwear and parts of footwear for import and export.
Find out which types of food are zero-rated and which are standard-rated for VAT purposes.
Find out which live animals and animal foods or feeding stuffs are zero-rated for VAT.
Find out how to value your goods to help when working out the VAT due when importing goods into the UK.
When and how you need to register your item or apply for an exemption certificate to deal in ivory.
How to work out the VAT on building work and materials if you're a contractor, subcontractor or developer.
Find out when you can use rebated diesel, biodiesel or kerosene in vehicles and other machinery.
Register a design - what designs are protected, search the registers, prepare your illustrations, how to apply, disclaimers and limitations.
How growers and traders can get authorised as a professional operator to issue plant passports, when you need to be authorised and plants that need passports.
Get help to classify electric lamps for import and export.
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