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Get help to classify textiles and which headings and codes to use.
How to assess household and non-household packaging from 2024 onwards if you’re a UK organisation affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
All specifications for the packaging of all Higher Activity Waste (HAW)
This page describes standard package designs for Low Heat Generating Waste (LHGW).
Weights and measures - find out the law on trading standards for packaging and selling products
What packaged goods are, how they are labelled, units of measurements used and compliance with weights and measures regulation.
This page describes how Low Heat Generating Waste (LHGW) is transported from interim storage facilities to a GDF.
This page describes the concept of immobilising and encapsulating hazardous materials within a wasteform and how adequate immobilisation can be proven as part of Disposability Assessment submissions.
Find out about Customs Duty, excise duty and import VAT you may need to pay when you send gifts into the UK.
Check if you can make a declaration by conduct or orally if you’re claiming Returned Goods Relief or Temporary Admission for reusable packaging.
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