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How to decide on a load securing system, what to check before loading a vehicle, and how to stabilise a load.
International regulations and required documentation for hauliers transporting dangerous or hazardous goods by road or by vehicles on ships.
Freight forwarders oversee the worldwide movement of cargo, packing, documentation and customs clearance, on behalf of importers and exporters.
How to apply for the different simplified declarations for exports and what you need for authorisation to use them.
How to use the simplified declaration procedure when exporting goods from the UK.
The controls that apply if you transport waste out of or into England.
Find out the VAT liability for supplying ships, trains, aircraft and associated services in the UK.
Information on the amendments made to the International Convention on Load Lines 1966 and its Protocol 1988 by the IMO Resolutions adopted since 1988.
Use the ESDAL system to plot your route when transporting abnormal loads
If you are moving goods into Great Britain, into Northern Ireland from Great Britain, or into Northern Ireland from outside the EU, you'll need to make an entry summary declaration.
MCA interpretation of the certification and vehicle/container packing certificate requirements of the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code.
How Standard Shipping Notes, Dangerous Goods Notes and Export Cargo Shipping Instructions work, and where you can get them from.
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