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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Find out how to qualify for drawback and what you'll need to do to make a claim on duty you have already paid.
How the maritime industry should treat waste at sea and in ports, reduce oil and air pollution, and control ozone-depleting substances.
This page contains documents relating to the Merchant Shipping (Safety Standards for Passenger Ships on Domestic Voyages) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022 (SI 2022/1269) ("Grandfather Rights” Regulations).
This page outlines the requirements and construction standards for fishing vessels
Find out how you could do the SFI actions for farmland wildlife on arable and horticultural land.
Find out about the SFI actions for integrated pest management, what land is eligible for each action, and what you need to do to get paid.
The controls that apply if you transport waste out of or into England.
Complete form MSF 4741 to register changes to your ship's name or port of choice.
Find out the VAT liability for supplying ships, trains, aircraft and associated services in the UK.
Class and permitted use of passenger ships, cargo ships, tankers, tugs, tenders, fishing boats, yachts, commercial vessels, and the required certificates.
Provides latest and previous editions of 'Flagging Up', the UK Ship Register (UKSR) quarterly newsletter
How ship security is managed in the UK, and how to comply with UK regulations on ship security.
Steps and requirements on how to register a fishing vessel
How to import plants, fruit, vegetables, cut flowers, trees, seeds and used agricultural machinery from non-EU countries to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).
How to use the simplified declaration procedure when exporting goods from the UK.
With up to 28 warships and submarines in the pipeline, backed by defence spending rising to 2.5% of GDP, Britain is seeing a new Golden Age of shipbuilding.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that four foreign flagged ship remained under detention in UK ports at the end of February after failing Paris MOU Port State Control (PSC) inspection.
If you’re the ship's master (or their agent) of a commercial vessel, you will need to report any goods that are arriving on your vessel at a UK port.
Award-winning Hampshire-based ship outfitter secures government-backed funding from Lloyds Bank as it meets growing post-pandemic demand.
Find out about safety and security requirements that apply to goods entering and exiting the UK.
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