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Check what safety requirements and insurance are needed to use a boat on UK rivers, canals, or at sea - boat safety certificates, safety regulations and equipment, disposing of old flares
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You may need to get a Boat Safety Scheme (BSS) certificate before you can…
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Get help to classify textiles and which headings and codes to use.
Location: Descending in Steg Neck Lock on the Leeds and Liverpool canal near Gargrave, England.
Check the tariff classification for posture shirts and waistcoats.
Find out the procedures you'll need to follow to zero rate VAT for the supply of a sailaway boat.
Distances between locks on the River Thames and measurements restricting navigation.
Check the tariff classification for a sleeveless knitted garment (a so-called running vest).
Location: Portsmouth Harbour, England.
Location: Isle of Mingulay, Outer Hebrides, Scotland.
Product Recall for Baby Neck Floats presenting a risk of drowning.
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