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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…
The UK's regulatory framework for strategic export controls and the circumstances where you might need an export licence.
Guide to licensing procedure and other restrictions for export of controlled dual-use items, software and technology, goods for torture and radioactive sources.
Guide to licensing requirements and restrictions for trade control and the export of controlled military goods, software and technology.
Things to consider when buying and using products.
Assess your goods, software and technology to determine whether or not they are controlled and require a licence to export.
Licences and authorisations to import genetic material, research and diagnostic samples, trade samples and display items, and some live animals and animal products.
Take goods temporarily out of Great Britain using ATA Carnet, Returned Goods Relief, declaration by conduct, oral declaration, Duplicate Lists.
Guidance for exporting nuclear equipment, material and technology that appears on what is known as the 'Trigger List'.
List of controlled goods that follow the normal import declaration rules if HMRC apply continuity plans due to system issues.
Actions companies need to take to export nuclear-related items.
Use form EXP-SAD/SEC (C88/ESS/LOI) with form C88/ESS where there is more than one item to declare.
This guidance summarises the requirements, controls and sanctions that Border Force applies to firearms and offensive weapons when they are imported into the UK.
Find out if you need to use the UKCA (UK Conformity Assessed) marking on products you manufacture or handle.
This page contains the Common High Priority Items list. It is composed of Western items critical to Russian weapons systems and its military development.
Get help to classify cigarettes, cigars, raw tobacco, smoking tobacco, tobacco for heating and nicotine substitutes for import and export.
The UK National Codification Bureau logs every item used by the 3 services. Suppliers can find out here what they need to do to be included.
Controls on the brokering of goods that could be used as parts or accessories for weapons of mass destruction and need an export licence.
You can only import certain goods using an ATA Carnet to claim relief under temporary admission in the UK. Some goods have special conditions attached.
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