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Use these fact sheets to assist you with your patent application
List of designated persons and notices issued about new designations, revocations, delistings and other changes to the UK Sanctions List.
Model articles of association for companies limited by guarantee that were incorporated on or after 28 April 2013.
Find the codes which can be used in Data Element 5/23 to identify the location where the goods may be examined for an external temporary storage facility (ETSF) (Appendix 16F).
A list of company formation agents and company secretarial agents you can use to incorporate your company.
Directives, regulations, policies and guidance relating to the procurement of supplies, services and works for the public sector.
Check the availability of the Goods Vehicle Movement Service (GVMS) and get information on any issues.
Learn more about VAT including accounting schemes, VAT Returns and keeping records.
How the UK's strategic export controls apply to academics, university researchers and their institutions, and when an export licence is needed.
Check when to make a return, types of interest to report, how to categorise participants, and how to deal with different types of accounts and ownership.
Find out how to send parcels from Great Britain and Northern Ireland if you're a business.
A short explainer to the Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA) Green Claims Code, covering what businesses need to know about responsibility for environmental claims in supply chains.
Summary of the trade and investment outcomes of the Prime Minister's visit to China in January 2026.
List of online and paper patent forms and fees.
List of prescribed people and bodies you can report malpractice to, other than your employer.
Use our online service to keep your charity’s information and contact details up-to-date with the Charity Commission.
Find out what you can do with your goods when they are being processed or repaired using outward processing.
Find the codes which can be used in Data Element 5/23 to identify the location where the goods may be examined for maritime ports and wharves (Appendix 16C).
How suppliers from industry and academia can work with the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl).
Guidance to help businesses make sure their contract terms and notices are fair and clear to consumers.
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