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Biosecurity and hygiene standards to keep birds safe from bird flu (avian influenza).
Find out when you need to charge VAT and at what rate if you supply food and drink for the purposes of catering or as a takeaway.
Find out about the VAT Import One Stop Shop (IOSS) Scheme and registering to report and pay VAT due on imports of low value goods to consumers in the EU, Northern Ireland, or both.
The government has a programme of reform to improve the quality of social housing. Every month, progress on our commitments will be shared on these pages, as part of our commitment to respond to the tragic death of 2 year...
Use the case studies to help you decide when your goods may (or may not) go beyond insufficient production.
What packaged goods are, how they are labelled, units of measurements used and compliance with weights and measures regulation.
Find out when you need to agree a bespoke VAT retail scheme with HMRC.
Find out if a restaurant, takeaway or food shop has good food hygiene standards.
How to assess household and non-household packaging from 2024 onwards if you’re a UK organisation affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Get help to classify ceramic articles for import and export.
Check the tariff classification for dried buffalo ears and dried beef meat scraped off from the throat, for use as animal feed.
Ensuring you get what you pay for.
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.
Paper and cardboard production can cause significant pollution. This guide describes industry responsibilities for preventing pollution.
Marketing standards for poultry meat producers, manufacturers, retailers and distributors.
If someone dies without a will or known family, their ownerless property (bona vacantia) goes to the crown - check if you're an entitled relative, search for an estate, refer or claim on an estate
How to store oil, design standards for tanks and containers, where to locate and how to protect them, and capacity of bunds and drip trays.
How to use the Trade Tariff tool or get help to classify your goods, so you pay the right amount of Customs Duty and import VAT.
Find out what a composite food product is, and the rules you need to follow to export or move these products from Great Britain to the EU and Northern Ireland.
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