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Importers and import agents need to use IPAFFS to notify authorities about imports to Great Britain.
What you need to know about crossing the UK border and visiting the UK as a citizen from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein.
Use Sam to submit TB test results online if you are an Official Veterinarian (OV) or Approved TB Tester (ATT).
Sign in or create an account for your organisation to report packaging data. This means it can comply with extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
How UK organisations that supply or import packaging should comply with extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
How councils deal with complaints about noise at night, intruder alarms, construction noise and loudspeakers in the street.
Official Veterinarians (OVs) and Food Competent Certifying Officers (FCCOs) in England, Scotland and Wales: register or sign in to EHC online to certify export health certificates.
Tools and guides for measuring the biodiversity value of habitat for biodiversity net gain (BNG).
Where you’ll find clean air zones, how to check if you’ll need to pay a charge and create a business account, and what support or exemptions are available.
Exporters in England, Scotland and Wales: register or sign in to EHC online to apply for an export health certificate.
From 7 October 2025, dogs commercially imported from Romania must have a negative Brucella canis test result. Find out how to send samples to Great Britain for testing.
Find out when and how to apply for CSHT funding from 2025 and how to manage your agreement.
Apply for grants and other funding to increase productivity, manage your land to benefit the environment and support your agricultural business.
Workplace recycling in England changed on 31 March 2025. Guidance for all businesses, charities and public sector organisations on separating recyclable waste.
A guide to the types of development that will be exempt from the mandatory biodiversity net gain (BNG) requirements.
How to register if you keep up to 49 birds, including any you keep as pets.
Check if you need to apply for an environmental permit, formerly known as a flood defence consent, and get the forms you need.
When you need an environmental permit to discharge liquid effluent or waste water to surface water or the ground, and how to apply.
You must identify and classify your waste before you send it for recycling or disposal. This makes sure you or anyone handling your waste deals with it properly.
Guidance on what BNG is and how it affects land managers, developers and local planning authorities.
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