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What transport sanctions are, how to apply for a transport sanctions licence and how to report a breach.
Guidance on the European Union regulation on explosives precursors, including licensing, labelling and reporting suspicious activity
Apply for an import certificate to import a medicinal product into the UK for veterinary use.
How to get a parallel import licence for your medicine in the UK, including pharmacovigilance requirements and submitting your application.
Use a global project licence to simplify the export of military goods and technology classed as collaborative defence projects.
Overview of the vehicle operator licensing system.
Guidance for employers on employing someone outside the UK.
The UK's regulatory framework for strategic export controls and the circumstances where you might need an export licence.
Information on whether you need approval to put on certain types of regulated entertainment.
Information about becoming a goods vehicle operator, getting a goods vehicle licence and complying with regulations
You may be able to get provisional entitlement to higher category vehicles, and automatic entitlement to lower categories if you pass a higher category driving test.
Guidance for copyright owners on how to grant a licence for, sell or market their work.
How to apply for a licence to export cultural goods, including antiques, furniture and archaeological items.
How to appeal against our decision to refuse your application.
Reports and data on export control licensing compiled by the export control organisation.
Learn about the services we offer to businesses that enable you to check SIA licences, submit licence applications and pay the licence application fee.
International regulations and required documentation for hauliers transporting dangerous or hazardous goods by road or by vehicles on ships.
Apply for a sponsor licence so you can sponsor foreign workers or students to come and work or study in the UK
Transhipment licences allow controlled goods to pass through the UK on the way to other destinations: find out when you need one and how to use it.
Buy or get someone's permission to use a patent, trade mark, design or work under copyright
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