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Information for clinicians and referring laboratories about the range of tests offered by the Rare and Imported Pathogens Laboratory (RIPL).
If you provide services to a seller or buyer in the UK, find out about the auctioneers' VAT margin scheme and how to account for VAT (VAT notice 718/2).
There’s a ban on supplying luxury goods to anyone in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) or Syria, directly or indirectly.
Report treasure finds to the local coroner within 14 days - items officially defined as treasure, Portable Antiquities Scheme, inquest, valuation, rewards
We are seeking views on regulations to support a new statutory definition of an antique firearm and on a process to continually review the regulations.
Find out what goods you do not value when when working out the VAT due on import to the UK.
Consumers and antique industry advised to check latest CITES guidance ahead of 1 January 2021
Licence for the export of vintage military vehicles and artillery pieces to EU countries.
Get help to classify ceramic articles for import and export.
The laws on selling, buying and carrying a knife or weapon depend on the type of knife or weapon, your age and your circumstances.
Export bar placed on Tipu Sultan of Mysore’s Flintlock Sporting Gun to allow time for a UK institution or buyer to acquire it
If you make supplies of second hand goods, works of art or antiques and collectors items you can choose to use this simplified margin scheme to account for VAT.
You need a certificate to export rough diamonds.
A temporary export bar has been placed on a rare drawing by 17th century artist Samuel Cooper, valued at almost £115,000, to allow time for a UK gallery or institution to acquire the work
Check if your import, export or re-export needs a permit or certificate under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
The MHRA will review applications for orphan designation at the time of a marketing authorisation (MA) or variation application.
Check if you need to pay import VAT when you import goods into Great Britain from outside the UK, or outside the EU to Northern Ireland. For supplies of services from outside the UK you must account for VAT under...
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