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Use innovation in your business
Guidance on using innovation in manufacturing and business operations, and the benefits of using artificial intelligence, Industry 4.0 technologies and open data in business
Design for business success
Discover how design can benefit your business, your products, services and branding
Service industries
Overview of regulations for trading in services
Food and drink
Guidance for food and drink businesses in Northern Ireland on relevant regulation, best practice and food safety responsibilities
Patents, trade marks, copyright and design
How to protect and register different types of intellectual property rights, including patents, trade marks, design and copyright
Check when you can account for import VAT on your VAT Return
If your business is registered for VAT in the UK, find out when you can, or need to, account for import VAT on your VAT Return (also called postponed VAT accounting)
Bringing live animals to NI from EU via the GB landbridge
The procedures to follow for transit of live animals moving from EU to Northern Ireland through GB only
Report goods exported to the EU using inward or outward processing
Check if you should submit information sheets (INFs) if you're a UK trader using customs special procedures for inward or outward processing
Tell HMRC if you sell goods in Northern Ireland or move goods between Northern Ireland and the EU
If you're a VAT-registered business trading in Northern Ireland or between Northern Ireland and the EU you need to tell HMRC, so you can continue to account for VAT on acquisitions and dispatches
Importing plants from countries within the EU
Find out how to import plants from countries within the European Union
Exporting plants
Find out how to export plants from Northern Ireland
Plant passports
Find out what a plant passport is and how to get one
Personal imports of plant and plant products
Find out what plants and plant products are allowed to imported into Northern Ireland
Get a Phytosanitary Certificate
Apply to get a Phytosanitary certificate using Phytosanitary Export Certificate Online (PECOL)
List of goods covered by the rules of origin for various countries
Find out about the origin rules which apply to most goods for various countries
Rules of origin for goods moving between the UK and EU
Detailed guidance on the rules of origin requirements under the UK’s deal with the EU (the Trade and Cooperation Agreement)
Refunds and waivers on customs debt by HMRC
Find out about repayment and remission of customs duties by HMRC and how to apply
Orphan works licensing scheme
Overview of the UK's orphan works licensing scheme run by the Intellectual Property Office
Types of orphan works licences: commercial and non-commercial
Orphan works licence can be for non-commercial use or for commercial purposes - both types can last for up to seven years
Apply for a licence to use orphan works in the UK
How to apply for a licence to reproduce orphan works lawfully under the UK Intellectual Property Office's licensing scheme