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Find out about being 'active', trading and non-trading, and being dormant if you’re a new or existing company or organisation.
How UK persons’ trading interests are protected and when authorisations must be obtained to trade with countries subject to specific extraterritorial laws.
The Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) cuts tariffs, removes conditions and simplifies trading rules for 65 developing countries.
Foresight project exploring how computer generated trading in financial markets will change between now and 2022.
Find information about potential barriers to exporting goods, providing services or investing in foreign countries
The UK government encourages businesses to be socially and environmentally responsible and help defeat modern slavery in their supply chains.
Find a Trading Standards office to complain about illegal sales activity or to get business advice about trading legally
Find out how to pay less tax as a charity and when to set up a subsidiary trading company.
When charities can trade, tax rules and when to trade through a separate company.
Get a preferential rate on goods you import to the UK from a Developing Countries Trading Scheme country.
This guidance explains what rules of origin (RoOs) are and the changes under the Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS).
Trading hours for retailers, restrictions on Sunday opening and public holiday opening in England, Wales and Scotland
How to trade with other countries if there is no UK trade agreement.
What import and export restrictions apply due to sanctions for UK companies when trading with Russia.
Webinars giving an overview of the new rules that have come into place since leaving the EU customs union and the EU Single Market.
This guidance outlines the requirements for claiming preferential tariffs under the Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS).
If you run an EU-based business, check what your business needs to know to continue trading with the UK.
How to make an origin declaration if you're using it as proof of origin for products using the Developing Countries Trading Scheme.
The Office of Fair Trading ( OFT ) was responsible for protecting consumer interests throughout the UK. Its responsibilities have been passed to a number of different organisations. View the closed OFT site in the UK Government Web Archive ....
Find out when and how charities can engage in trading to raise funds and how to apply income on trading profits.
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