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Find out about Customs Duty, excise duty and import VAT you may need to pay when you send gifts into the UK.
Product Recall for Birthday Cake Toy with Candles, Music and Play Food presenting a serious risk of injuries
Get a message (telegram) from the King and the Queen Consort - birthdays and anniversaries that qualify, documents you need.
Tax and reporting rules for employers providing gifts to employees
VAT, duty and customs declarations for goods received by post or courier - paying, collecting your goods, getting a refund and documents.
The rules on bringing food or animal products into Great Britain from abroad: restrictions, types of food and the amount you can bring.
Inheritance Tax (IHT) is paid when a person's estate is worth more than £325,000 when they die - exemptions, passing on property. Sometimes known as death duties.
Find a BFPO number, send mail to and from British forces personnel and their families
Visiting a prisoner: visiting times, keeping in touch by email, telephone or letter, banned items and sending money to a prisoner by debit card or online bank transfer
The Birthday Honours 2025 Lists have been published, marking the achievements and service of extraordinary people across the UK.
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