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Hand luggage restrictions at UK airports - carry-on luggage, checked-in baggage, restricted items and liquids, electronic devices carried from Turkey, Lebanon, Egypt and Saudi Arabia
There are restrictions on what items you can take in your hand luggage and…
There are restrictions on the amount of liquids you can take in your hand…
When travelling with a baby you’re allowed to take enough baby food, baby…
Musical instruments Contact your airline before you book if you want to…
You’re allowed to carry the following in your hand luggage: essential…
You can only take certain electronic devices and electrical items on…
Allowed in hand luggage Allowed in hold luggage Sports parachute Yes Yes…
Allowed in hand luggage Allowed in hold luggage Tool with a blade or shaft…
You cannot take any of these items as hand luggage or in the hold:…
You cannot take any guns or firearms (including air rifles and starting…
The prohibitions and restrictions on the import of animal furs and skins into the UK and the export of salmon and trout.
How to manage a temporary storage facility, how to handle goods, what records to keep, how to increase the size of, or move goods between facilities.
Putting your goods into temporary storage means you can delay the full customs declaration and payment of import VAT and duty for up to 90 days.
Requirements for excise goods held in duty suspension in a warehouse by an authorised warehousekeeper or registered consignor in the UK.
Get your goods cleared by the National Clearance Hub when moving goods into, out of, or through the UK.
Find out which supplies of children’s clothing or footwear are zero-rated for VAT.
Guide to licensing procedure and other restrictions for export of controlled dual-use items, software and technology, goods for torture and radioactive sources.
Read guidance about excise goods held in duty suspension in a UK excise warehouse.
How and when you can apply zero-rated VAT to exported goods.
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