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Reduce energy use in your retail business
Key ways that retail businesses can reduce energy use, including installing sub-meters and setting energy targets.
Reduce water use in your retail business
Key ways you can reduce water use and costs within your retail business such as water-saving devices and tax breaks.
Handling and storing your retail waste
The importance of separating waste when handling and storing, and practical ways to do this within a retail business.
Improving retail resource efficiency
How retailers can use a systematic approach to improving their use of materials, energy and water and save money.
Recycling your retail waste
How to implement a recycling scheme in your office to save money and reduce waste to landfill.
Importing and exporting waste
What UK waste importers and exporters must do to notify about waste shipments.
Protect your retail business from crime
Guidance on the types of crimes a retail business may be at risk of, strategies for deterring crime and sources of help and advice for preventing retail crime.
Visual merchandising: retail branding and signage
Your brand should be clear, concise and visible throughout your business.
Advantages and disadvantages of visual merchandising
There are advantages of using visual merchandising in your business but you should also be aware of some possible drawbacks.
Help and support to prevent retail crime
Find organisations and initiatives that offer advice and support to help protect your retail business from crime, such as the PSNI and Retailers Against Crime.
Retail business security measures
Ways to protect your retail business from the risk of crime, including securing your premises, avoiding fraudulent payments and reducing shoplifting and theft.
Top tips to reduce shoplifting
Ways to protect your business from shoplifting - including store design, staff training and CCTV.
Types of retail crime
The types of crime that retail businesses may face include shoplifting, money fraud, checkout fraud and burglary.
Apply to claim a repayment or remission of import duty on ‘at risk’ goods brought into Northern Ireland
Check if you can apply for a repayment or remission of EU import duty paid on goods brought into Northern Ireland, through the Duty Reimbursement Scheme.
Export or move composite food products
Find out what a composite food product is, and the rules you need to follow to export or move these products.
End-use relief
Check if you can apply for End-Use relief to reduce your payments when you import goods for a specific use. This can include repairs, maintenance or processing
When you can and cannot declare goods 'not at risk'
There are two reasons that goods brought into Northern Ireland from Great Britain can be declared not ‘at risk’. You should consider which of these two options is most suitable for your business.
Apply for authorisation for the UK Internal Market Scheme if you bring goods into Northern Ireland
How to get authorised to declare goods you bring into Northern Ireland 'not at risk’ of moving to the EU, so that EU duty will not be payable on those goods.
Declare goods using the UK Trader Scheme if you bring goods into Northern Ireland
How to declare goods you bring into Northern Ireland 'not at risk’ of moving to the EU so that EU duty will not be payable on those goods.
Country guides: Exporting outside the EU
Find out about accessing individual international markets and how you can get help targeting them.