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You can use the British Forces Post Office (BFPO) to send a letter or…
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You must complete a customs declaration if you’re sending a parcel. Write…
The cost of using British Forces Post Office (BFPO) depends on the size…
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Dataset of the postal tracking survey of UK SMEs conducted in Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4 2020. The survey provides data on post usage in terms of volumes sent, received, amount spent, postal products and services used an attitudes to postal...
The Postal Services Commission (Postcomm) was the regulator of mail industry. Its responsibilities passed to Ofcom in 2011.
The Post Office provides mail, financial and government services to the public through its nationwide network of post office branches. Post Office is a public corporation of the Department for Business and Trade .
This section of the SEPs Resource Hub signposts to international SEPs-specific information, including for the purposes of patent applications.
Find out which postage stamps are free of VAT and when VAT must be applied to stamps, stamped stationery and other philatelic supplies.
Applications received to amend the specification of a patent under sections 27 and 75 before the court and the Office.
Postwatch was set up in 2001 to assist customers with disputes or complaints relating to postal services in the UK. In 2008, it merged with Energywatch to form Consumer Focus.
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Rules to follow if you’re moving animals or animal products from one country to another and transiting through Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), known as ‘landbridge’ movements.
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