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How a product complies with EU safety, health and environmental requirements, and how to place a CE marking on your product.

• Updated: 17 May 2024

Adult Dependants' Grant for full-time students who financially support an adult - funding, how to apply, eligibility.

• Overview

  If you’re a full-time student in higher education and an adult depends on…

• What you'll get

  The maximum Adult Dependants’ Grant is: £3,545 for the 2025 to 2026…

• Eligibility

  To get an Adult Dependants’ Grant, another adult must depend on you…

• How to apply

  Fill in the Adult Dependants’ Grant section on your main student finance…

Find a BFPO number, send mail to and from British forces personnel and their families

• Overview

  You can use the British Forces Post Office (BFPO) to send a letter or…

• Find a BFPO number

  You can only use the enduring families free mail service to send things to…

• How to address BFPO mail

  You must: use a printed address label or write the address clearly in…

• Customs declarations

  You must complete a customs declaration if you’re sending a parcel. Write…

• Cost, size and weight

  The cost of using British Forces Post Office (BFPO) depends on the size…

• Online shopping

  Not all UK online retailers are able to send things to a BFPO address.…

• What you cannot send

  You cannot send some items in BFPO mail, including: alcohol arms and…

• Use the enduring families free mail service

  You can send letters (also known as ‘blueys’) and parcels for free to…

• If your post is lost, damaged or delayed

  You may be able to claim compensation if your post: does not arrive within…

The rules on bringing food or animal products into Great Britain from abroad: restrictions, types of food and the amount you can bring.

Guide to licensing procedure and other restrictions for export of controlled dual-use items, software and technology, goods for torture and radioactive sources.

• Updated: 7 July 2025

VAT and other taxes on shopping and services, including tax-free shopping, energy-saving equipment and mobility aids.

Bereavement Support Payment is money you can get if your partner dies - how it works, eligibility, what you'll get, how to claim.

Bringing in goods for personal use when you travel to the UK from abroad - types of tax and duty, duty free, EU and non-EU arrivals, banned and restricted goods.

How to claim State Pension if you're overseas - payment, tax, change of circumstances - contact the International Pension Centre

Strikes and industrial action - rights and responsibilities for employers, when unions can take action and the effect on employees' pay and working records