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Comply with good manufacturing practice (GMP) and good distribution practice (GDP), and prepare for an inspection.
Guide to licensing requirements and restrictions for trade control and the export of controlled military goods, software and technology.
Get help to classify ceramic articles for import and export.
Find out which services and goods relating to welfare are exempt from VAT, and if welfare services and goods that you provide can be exempt from VAT.
Use the case studies to help you decide when your goods may (or may not) go beyond insufficient production.
The rules on bringing food or animal products into Great Britain from abroad: restrictions, types of food and the amount you can bring.
How to account for VAT on goods and services provided by registered health professionals, including doctors, dentists, nurses and pharmacists.
Find out which supplies of children’s clothing or footwear are zero-rated for VAT.
Get help to classify pharmaceutical products used to treat or prevent diseases or ailments (in humans or animals), including comparators used in clinical trials and placebos.
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.
What you need to do to comply with regulations on manufactured products you place on the market in Great Britain.
Find out more information on expenses, payments and benefits that are non-taxable.
Get help to classify electrical equipment such as communication equipment, cameras, and their parts and accessories.
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.
From 1 October 2024, more materials facilities will need to sample and report their waste. Sampling and reporting will be more detailed and more frequent under the amended regulations.
When a material is waste, is a by-product or meets ‘end of waste’ status.
Information on trade sanctions, arms embargoes and trade restrictions, including trade controls, transit controls and restrictions on terrorist organisations.
How the MHRA makes decisions on when a product is a medical device (borderline products), and which risk class should apply to a medical device.
Find out about the goods that are restricted and controlled when importing or exporting merchandise in your baggage.
The rules for manufacturing mercury added products in Great Britain, as well as importing and exporting them between Great Britain and non-EU countries.
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