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The rules, paperwork and training you need to transport dangerous goods
If you want to transport dangerous goods, there are rules on how to pack…
Dangerous goods are separated into different classes which affect how you…
The Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) is the UK certification authority…
You must have a dangerous goods safety adviser (DGSA) if you transport…
There are different rules for transporting dangerous goods by air, road or…
You do not need to follow all the normal packaging and labelling…
You must follow regulations for transporting dangerous goods safely and…
FCDO travel advice for Venezuela. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) provides advice…
This advice reflects the UK government’s understanding of current rules…
You should also read FCDO’s overall travel advice and regional risks…
This section has safety advice for regions of Venezuela. It only covers…
Before you travel check that: your destination can provide the healthcare…
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) cannot provide…
Understand how trading conditions and insurance can limit the financial risk for freight forwarders.
Maritime weather and tide conditions - navigation equipment, radios and emergency beacons, register a 406 beacon
Find out about the different types of delivery costs, and which ones you must include or exclude in the customs value if you’re an importer or clearing agent.
How Standard Shipping Notes, Dangerous Goods Notes and Export Cargo Shipping Instructions work, and where you can get them from.
Planning for the risks of Arctic travel, including during cruises.
Use a standard shipping note for shipping non-dangerous goods overseas by either air or water.
This sets out best practice principles to ensure retailers' delivery services meet the needs of customers who live in remote communities.
Latest FCDO travel advice for British Virgin Islands including on entry requirements, safety and security and local laws and customs.
Entry into enclosed spaces onboard ships is sometimes a necessary but dangerous work activity. This guidance outlines regulations and provides information and advice on how to identify an enclosed space and how to reduce the risk to life.
FCDO travel advice for USA. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Freight forwarders oversee the worldwide movement of cargo, packing, documentation and customs clearance, on behalf of importers and exporters.
How to use the simplified declaration procedure when exporting goods from the UK.
FCDO travel advice for El Salvador. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
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 to transport goods out of the UK by road - vehicle operator licences and permits, driver documents and road haulage rules.
Get help to classify textiles and which headings and codes to use.
A guide to the international regulations on the transportation of dangerous goods by air, sea, road, rail or inland waterway.
Food-specific regulations you have to comply with in addition to other import and export rules
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