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DTI was replaced by BERR and DIUS in 2007.
An analysis of the number and employment of enterprises involved in manufacture of wearing apparel from 1999 to 2011.
Check the tariff classification for a flat rectangular article made of lightweight woven textile fabric.
How to apply for the ECF, a grant available to companies working in the leather, textile, garment, and agro-processing industries.
Official Government Buying Standards (GBS) for textiles used for uniforms, furnishings and dishcloths: banned dyes, retardants, pesticides.
An Official Development Assistance (ODA) project.
The Low Pay Commission's 2022 compliance and enforcement report looks at the example of the Leicester textiles sector.
Get help to classify articles of leather and other items in chapter 42 of the tariff for import and export.
Check the tariff classification for an oval shaped article consisting of crocheted textile fabric.
Find out which supplies of children’s clothing or footwear are zero-rated for VAT.
Guidance on applications and licences for manufacturers & wholesalers, suspended and revoked licences, registrations, exporting medicines, defective medicinal products and fees.
Find out the rules to establish the country of origin of imported and exported goods and to help identify goods which qualify for lower or no Customs Duty.
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