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Certification Officer (CO) guidance on eligibility, the application process and application form CO1.
How you import from and export to Switzerland.
Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch makes a speech at Chatham House on the role of the UK in the global trade landscape.
The UK has introduced a points-based immigration system.
Guidance for businesses and organisations holding EU trade marks at the end of the transition period.
Current issues relating to imports and exports of animals and animal products.
Even the best-run business can face unexpected challenges and solvency issues. It's important you recognise the signs and understand your duties as a director.
Find out how to prove the originating status of your goods and check if you can claim preferential tariff treatment.
Guidance for employers. You need to have a sponsor licence to hire workers from outside the UK.
Protect your brand by registering it as a trade mark - how to apply, fees, responding to objections to your trade mark, using the ® symbol
When applying to register a trade mark, you must use the classification system to specify the goods and/or services you'll be using it on.
Trade mark hearings and how to appeal against an outcome.
Join a competent person scheme to self-certify certain types of building work instead of getting building regulations approval from a council or private inspector - how to join, current schemes
Information for UK businesses on political, economic and security risks when trading overseas.
Trade remedies protect domestic industries from unfair practices around imports. The UK’s own independent trade policy includes a trade remedies system.
The EU Emissions Trading System Union Registry: how it works, how Kyoto units are used for compliance within the EU ETS and how to participate in carbon allowance auctions.
Find UK trade data from HMRC. Look up data about imports, exports, commodities and traders.
Trade and investment events help you gather information, make contacts and expand your network, and promote your business.
If you import into or export from Northern Ireland you can get a decision on the origin of your goods.
Trade licence plates - who can use them, when they can be used and how to get a trade licence
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