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Data relating to letters and parcels volumes and revenues.
Data on redress for postmasters impacted, without a conviction, by the Post Office Capture software.
Find out which postage stamps are free of VAT and when VAT must be applied to stamps, stamped stationery and other philatelic supplies.
The Postal Services Commission (Postcomm) was the regulator of mail industry. Its responsibilities passed to Ofcom in 2011.
Dataset of the residential postal tracking survey conducted in Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4 2020, providing data on residential consumers' use of post and attitudes to postal services
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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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