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You can claim a relief to pay no Customs Duty and VAT if you are importing or presenting a decoration or award in the UK.
Check the tariff classification for decorative articles for Christmas trees.
The laws on selling, buying and carrying a knife or weapon depend on the type of knife or weapon, your age and your circumstances.
Product recall for Decorative LED Cushion presenting a serious risk chemical, choking & asphyxiation
Product Safety Report for 10/30/50m Decorative Fairy Lights presenting a serious risk of electric shock.
Get help to classify ceramic articles for import and export.
Product Safety Report for Decorative Cushion Pillow presenting a medium risk of suffocation.
This guidance summarises the requirements, controls and sanctions that Border Force applies to firearms and offensive weapons when they are imported into the UK.
Product Recall for Baby Girls Rag Doll Girl Decoration Companion Toys sold via Amazon presenting a high risk of choking as the bead on the head bow can be easily detached and fit into a small parts cylinder.
Guidance for businesses.
Find out which items you can or cannot claim a VAT refund for under the DIY Housebuilders' Scheme.
Find out about the reverse charge for supplies of services reported within the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS).
Find out which types of food are zero-rated and which are standard-rated for VAT purposes.
Find out how to value your goods to help when working out the VAT due when importing goods into the UK.
Check the tariff classification for festive, carnival or other entertainment articles including conjuring tricks and novelty jokes.
Find out about buying a home through shared ownership. Read about who can apply, costs, paying rent, buying more shares and repairing and selling your home.
Details of the medals awarded to serving members of the armed forces, veterans and MOD employees; and who can receive them.
Buy your rented home through the Right to Shared Ownership scheme: who can apply, how to apply, costs, paying rent, buying more shares, repairing and selling your home.
How much it costs to apply for plant breeders’ rights or to add a new plant variety to the national list.
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