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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
How a product complies with EU safety, health and environmental requirements, and how to place a CE marking on your product.
Get help to classify plastics for import and export.
Rules for shipping waste plastic.
Find out which plastic packaging components are exempt or excluded from the tax, and if the packaging counts towards the 10-tonne threshold for registration.
The Department for Business and Trade has announced the 10 SME winners of the 2024 Made in the UK, Sold to the World Awards.
Volunteers cleared rubbish on England's waterways for Plasticblitz. Cigarette butts most common plastic item found in 2 weeks of litter-picking.
When recovered non-packaging plastics are no longer waste.
Find out when you must charge a minimum of 10 pence for single-use carrier bags, bags you're not required to charge for and the records you must keep and submit.
Check when packaging is classified as a finished plastic packaging component, and what is meant by substantial modifications, to find out if you must register for the tax.
Figures show massive decrease in number of single-use bags sold by main retailers since 2014.
You can get relief on exported and converted packaging in the same accounting period or claim a credit for them on a later tax return.
The UK along with 170 countries attended the fourth Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4) in Canada this week.
Get help to classify footwear and parts of footwear for import and export.
Get help to classify articles of leather and other items in chapter 42 of the tariff for import and export.
You must not supply certain single-use plastic items in England, except for some exemptions.
How to pay Plastic Packaging Tax and the time it takes for payments to reach HMRC.
How to apply for accreditation, comply with your accreditation and packaging waste technical information.
Use the case studies to help you decide when your goods may (or may not) go beyond insufficient production.
Find out what records and accounts you must keep to support the information that you submit on your Plastic Packaging Tax return.
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