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Weights and measures - find out the law on trading standards for packaging and selling products
You must use metric measurements (grams, kilograms, millilitres or litres)…
Some goods must be sold in fixed sizes known as ‘specified quantities’.…
Packaged goods are products that are all of these: sold sealed between 5g…
Equipment for packaged goods The equipment you use to weigh or measure…
You must put the weight or volume of your packaged goods on the label. The…
Find out which supplies of children’s clothing or footwear are zero-rated for VAT.
Check what security features you’ll need put on tobacco product packaging.
Guidance for employers about DBS checks, including how to apply, registering with the DBS and the code of practice.
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.
What you need to do to ride a motorcycle, moped or motor tricycle - tests and training, minimum ages, vehicle requirements, new licence rules
If you have a disability, or are an organisation supporting disabled people, you may be able to claim relief from Customs Duty and VAT.
Guidance for businesses.
'Pint’ size wine stocked on Britain’s shelves for the first time ever thanks to new freedoms from leaving the European Union
Overview of the vehicle operator licensing system.
Pharmacy, prescription-only (POM), and general sale list (GSL) medicines: apply to move your medicine to a different classification.
Requirements for excise goods held in duty suspension in a warehouse by an authorised warehousekeeper, registered owner, duty representative or registered consignor in the UK.
Find out the UK's requirements for the holding and movement of excise goods in duty suspension within the UK and the EU.
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