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Find out how to apply VAT to charges for postage, delivery services and how to treat direct marketing services involving distribution of printed matter.
Bringing pets into Great Britain: pet passports, Great Britain pet health certificates, microchipping, rabies vaccinations, travelling with assistance dogs.
These rules apply if you’re bringing pet dogs, cats or ferrets into Great…
You can only use certain travel routes and companies to enter Great…
You must get your pet microchipped before, or at the same time as, their…
You must get your dog, cat or ferret vaccinated against rabies before they…
Your pet only needs a rabies blood test if you’re travelling from a…
A vet must treat your dog for tapeworm every time you want to bring it to…
The document you need to bring your pet cat, dog or ferret into Great…
If you’re travelling from the EU or a country that issues pet passports,…
Your pet can enter Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland) with an…
You can enter Great Britain with a Great Britain pet health certificate…
When you arrive in Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland), your pet’s…
If you have a ‘recognised assistance dog’ you can: travel on more routes…
You cannot bring more than 5 pets to Great Britain (England, Wales and…
Contact the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) for more information…
VAT, duty and customs declarations for goods received by post or courier - paying, collecting your goods, getting a refund and documents.
Anything posted or couriered to you from another country goes through…
You’ll be contacted by Royal Mail, Parcelforce or the courier company if…
Check that goods sent to you from outside the UK (or outside the UK and…
To qualify as gifts, goods must be: described as gifts on the customs…
When and how to test for salmonella if you breed broiler chickens, and what happens if a flock tests positive. Testing is part of the salmonella national control programme (NCP).
When and how to test for salmonella if you breed fattening turkeys, and what happens if a flock tests positive. Testing is part of the salmonella national control programme (NCP).
Check if you need a tuberculosis (TB) test to support your visa application and find an approved clinic in your country
International Pension Centre contact details for pension enquiries if you've lived or worked abroad
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