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Guide to licensing procedure and other restrictions for export of controlled dual-use items, software and technology, goods for torture and radioactive sources.

• Updated: 7 July 2025

Find out how the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) calculates rateable values for business rates.

• Updated: 26 November 2025

What you can do if your goods or vehicle are seized by Border Force or HM Revenue and Customs - get your things back or disagree with a customs seizure

• Overview

  Customs will destroy or sell anything it seizes from you for breaking the…

• Ask for your things back

  You can ask for your things back (make a ‘restoration request’) even if…

• Ask for a court hearing

  Send a ‘notice of claim’ if you think it was illegal for customs to seize…

Guidance for exporting nuclear equipment, material and technology that appears on what is known as the 'Trigger List'.

• Updated: 8 September 2025

What you need to do to buy, sell or hire out items made of or containing ivory in the UK.

• Updated: 29 August 2025

Report treasure finds to your local Finds Liaison Officer within 14 days - items officially defined as treasure, Portable Antiquities Scheme, inquest, valuation, rewards

How to comply with hallmarking law if your business supplies items described as precious metal (gold, silver, platinum or palladium).

• Updated: 9 December 2021

FCDO travel advice for Trinidad and Tobago. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

• Updated: 4 February 2026

Get help to classify ceramic articles for import and export.

• Updated: 16 March 2023

How to apply for a clinical trial including eligibility, phases, model IMPDs, costs and how to make changes to your application.

• Updated: 27 January 2026