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The Royal Mint is one of the oldest companies in the world - supplying coins to the UK for over 1,100 years. It also produces commemorative coins, to mark events of national, historical and cultural significance, offers investment in precious...
You need a certificate to export rough diamonds.
Find out about Customs Duty, excise duty and import VAT you may need to pay when you send gifts into the UK.
The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A / VAM) is the world’s largest museum of decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 4.5 million objects. Named after Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, it was founded in 1852, and...
What you need to do to buy, sell or hire out items made of or containing ivory in the UK.
How to comply with hallmarking law if your business supplies items described as precious metal (gold, silver, platinum or palladium).
View designs registered in the designs journal from the last 25 years
This guidance is to help you know how to recognise a hallmark and who to contact about your consumer rights.
How to apply VAT rules to supplies, imports and export of gold and investment gold.
Get help to classify ceramic articles for import and export.
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