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Substances that are classed as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and when you're allowed to use them.
Guidance for manufacturers, importers and distributors.
Get relief if you’re importing biological and chemical substances for research purposes from outside the EU and UK.
Explains planning controls relating to the storage of hazardous substances in England and how to handle development proposals around hazardous establishments.
Find out if the goods you're declaring to inward or outward processing are classed as sensitive goods.
When a material is waste, is a by-product or meets ‘end of waste’ status.
Get help to classify herbal medicines, vitamins, food preparations, supplements and tonics for import and export.
Get help to classify organic chemicals that contain certain permitted additives or can be dissolved in water, for import and export.
Information to support your recovery after COVID-19.
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.
Policy and guidance for prisons on the effective treatment of prisoners who need help with substance misuse.
You can claim relief to pay no Customs Duty and VAT if you're importing therapeutic substances of human origin, blood-grouping or tissue-typing reagents, or related packaging, solvents and accessories.
Get help to classify plastics for import and export.
Protocols and procedures for testing the distinctiveness, uniformity and stability (DUS) of certain agricultural and vegetable plants.
Directory of current ICH Guidelines which have been implemented by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.
This page contains an overview of the Psychoactive Substances Act and supporting documents.
How product specific rules are used to identify the country of origin when importing or exporting between the UK and EU.
How to apply for an exemption to use a restricted substance to manufacture electrical and electronic equipment.
Customer declaration of specific uses of the scheduled category 1 or 2 substances (individual transactions).
Use these general provisions to help you determine the origin of your products.
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