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Office for National Statistics previously published an article looking at shrinking product sizes. This article provides further analysis of the size changes we have identified within the sample of goods used to calculate consumer price inflation.
The latest reproduction number (R) and growth rate of coronavirus (COVID-19).
A guide to collecting data about your packaging. This is for UK organisations affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Get help to classify plastics for import and export.
Examines the security-development tradeoff facing the government in its effort to rehabilitate macroeconomic stability and welfare
Check when packaging is classified as a finished plastic packaging component, and what is meant by substantial modifications, to find out if you must register for the tax.
Shrinkflation describes the phenomenon where manufacturers reduce the package size of household goods while keeping the price the same. This article examines the impact of this phenomenon on CPIH.
How to move groups of agrifood products from Great Britain to Northern Ireland and how to prepare your consignment for checks at the point of entry.
Labelling rules for businesses in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and retailers in Northern Ireland, for certain agri-food products moved under the Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme.
The rules, paperwork and training you need to transport dangerous goods
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.
This is a systematic review examining the evidence about glacier shrinkage across the Himalayas
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