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Find out how to recognise official customs seals and how authorised traders can use their own seals in place of official customs seals.
Labelling rules for businesses in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and retailers in Northern Ireland, for certain agri-food products moved under the Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme.
Weights and measures - find out the law on trading standards for packaging and selling products
You must use metric measurements (grams, kilograms, millilitres or litres)…
Some goods must be sold in fixed sizes known as ‘specified quantities’.…
Packaged goods are products that are all of these: sold sealed between 5g…
Equipment for packaged goods The equipment you use to weigh or measure…
You must put the weight or volume of your packaged goods on the label. The…
Send samples (classified as UN3373 biological substance category B) to APHA according to the ADR regulations and P650 packing instructions.
You can use a SIEL to make shipments of specified military or dual-use items to a named consignee and/or end-user.
How to move groups of agrifood products from Great Britain to Northern Ireland and how to prepare your consignment for checks at the point of entry.
The processes that operators need to follow when shipping radioactive sources to and from EU countries.
Find out about Customs Duty, excise duty and import VAT you may need to pay when you send gifts into the UK.
Form A is used to give proof of origin for goods being imported from countries covered by the Developing Countries Trading Scheme.
How UK organisations that supply or import packaging should comply with extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
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