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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...
Find a BFPO number, send mail to and from British forces personnel and their families
You can use the British Forces Post Office (BFPO) to send a letter or…
You can only use the enduring families free mail service to send things to…
You must: use a printed address label or write the address clearly in…
You must fill in a customs form when you send a parcel abroad. You can…
The cost of using British Forces Post Office (BFPO) depends on the size…
Not all UK online retailers are able to send things to a BFPO address.…
You cannot send some items in BFPO mail. If you send banned items your…
You can send letters (also known as ‘blueys’) and parcels for free to…
You may be able to claim compensation if your post: does not arrive within…
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
Applications received to amend the specification of a patent under sections 27 and 75 before the court and the Office.
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 .
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