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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…
Restrictions on items you can take into a court or tribunal building; going through security
A list of goods and services showing which rates of VAT apply and which items are exempt or outside the scope of VAT.
Check what you need to do to sell cosmetic products in Great Britain.
Find a BFPO number, send mail to and from British forces personnel and their families
Guidance for businesses.
Government is updating the technical annexes to the Cosmetic Products Regulation 2009 and Schedule 2 to the Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011.
How to recover fluorinated gas (F gas) from equipment and get it reclaimed or recycled.
Check the tariff classification for surface-active preparation for washing the skin and the hair (gel 2-in-1).
Information on OPSS product safety alerts, reports and recalls for unsafe products and resources for consumers, businesses and regulators.
Despicable people who create sexually explicit ‘deepfakes’ will face prosecution under a new law announced by the government today (16 April 2024).
Guidance for manufacturers, importers and distributors.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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