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Labelling and packaging rules for specific sectors
The legal requirements for price-marking and labelling precious metals, footwear, food, drink tobacco and toys.
Product labelling and packaging rules for retailers
Understand the special rules for retailers about the price marking and labelling of products.
What you need to know about packaging and labelling
The law about the packaging and labelling of products including information on quantity, composition, place and date of manufacture.
Product labelling and packaging
Manufacturers and retailers must respect laws on packaging and labelling before trading their products.
Check if you can use transit to move goods to the EU and common transit countries
Use common and Union transit when exporting or taking goods out of the UK to move them quickly and delay duty until they reach their destination
Set up your business to move goods out of the UK using transit
How to get your business ready to move goods out of the UK to Common Transit Convention countries.
Preparing to move your goods out of Northern Ireland using transit
How to plan your route and make declarations if your transit movement is starting in Northern Ireland.
E-marketplaces, online auctions and exchanges
Understand what e-marketplaces are and decide if they are appropriate for your business.
Online auctions
The different types of online auctions and the benefits they can offer to both buyers and suppliers.
Online exchanges and trading hubs
The different types of online exchanges and hubs and the main considerations before entering one.
Types of e-marketplace
Understand the different categories of e-marketplace, how they operate and how they can benefit your business.
Catalogues and directory listings
How e-marketplaces use catalogues and directories to promote the products and services of their members.
Transporting goods into the UK under transit: step-by-step
Find out what to do when you transport goods under a transit movement into or through the UK from common transit countries.
Deciding if an e-marketplace is for you
Deciding if an e-marketplace is likely to add value to your business and which marketplace you should opt for.
The implications for e-purchasing
What is meant by the terms e-procurement and e-sourcing and how they enhance the purchasing cycle.
Benefits of e-marketplaces
Understand the various benefits that the use of e-marketplaces can bring to buyers and sellers.
Contract law in Europe
Contract law varies in different member states, although some harmonisation has been introduced.
Check the amount of guarantee you need for transit movements
Why you need a guarantee and how to work out how much guarantee you need to cover your movements.
Check if you can use your premises to start or end transit movements
Find out more about getting authorised consignor or consignee status to start or end transit movements at your own premises.
Importing goods into the UK using transit
What you and the exporter are responsible for, what to do after a transit movements ends and how to end a movement at your own premises.