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Paper and cardboard manufacturing
Guides on how paper and cardboard manufacturing businesses can improve their environmental performance and compliance
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
Carry out a diligent search for the right holders
How to complete a diligent search for right holder(s) of orphaned works before applying for an orphan works licence
Orphan works complaints and appeals
Advice for orphan works right holders or licence applicants on appealing against a decision by the IPO
Orphan works: guidance for right holders
How right holders for an orphan work can contact the IPO and what to do if your work is licensed as an orphan work