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Check what classifies as plastic, recycled plastic and packaging components, and if the packaging you manufacture or import is subject to the tax.
Obligated packaging producers must register and meet their waste packaging recycling responsibilities.
Get help to classify plastics for import and export.
A guide to collecting data about your packaging. This is for UK organisations affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
A guide to the international regulations on the transportation of dangerous goods by air, sea, road, rail or inland waterway.
How to import plants, fruit, vegetables, cut flowers, trees, seeds and used agricultural machinery from non-EU countries to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).
Get help to classify ceramic articles for import and export.
If you use, produce or supply wood packaging material (WPM) to move goods to or from the EU or the rest of the world, you must make sure it meets international standards.
Find out what methods you can use to process ABPs, how to test your products for bacteria and how to permanently mark high risk material.
Check if you need a licence or phytosanitary certificate to export plants and plant products.
Packaging regulations: environmental requirements, recycling
How commercial plant growers can grow FPCS-certified stock, and find out the benefits of using it in commercial plantations.
Substances that are classed as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and when you're allowed to use them.
How to market forest reproductive material (FRM) for forestry purposes, including regulations, registration, master certificates and licences.
This guide is to help you and your business understand how to ensure that content on your service is appropriate for children.
Information and advice for building owners, landlords and leaseholders where aluminium composite cladding is present on their building.
This collection brings together all documents relating to building materials and components monthly statistics.
Check when rock, sand and gravel used in industrial and agricultural processes are eligible for relief from Aggregates Levy.
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