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Check when packaging is classified as a finished plastic packaging component, and what is meant by substantial modifications, to find out if you must register for the tax.
New Cosmetic Breast Augmentation Risk Awareness Tool for patients to use when considering cosmetic breast implant surgery.
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
Rules for shipping waste plastic.
You must not supply certain single-use plastic items in England, except for some exemptions.
Get help to classify articles of leather and other items in chapter 42 of the tariff for import and export.
How to work out the weight of plastic packaging components and each material used to make them, to check if you must register for Plastic Packaging Tax and include them on your return.
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Check what classifies as plastic, recycled plastic and packaging components, and if the packaging you manufacture or import is subject to the tax.
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