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Government announces plan to close Channel Islands small consignments VAT loophole

15 November 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The tax loophole that allows goods costing less than £15 to be imported from the Channel Islands will close from 1 April 2012, the Government has announced. The aim is to allow small UK businesses to...

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Counterfeit imports can now be destroyed without brand owners having to go to court

6 May 2010 | Paul Gershlick

Goods which are suspected of being counterfeit can now be destroyed without the brand owner having to go to court to get an order in respect of each consignment. This change reverses the rules which HMRC...

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European Commission updates data export laws to take account of sub-contracting in outsourced processing

18 February 2010 | Paul Gershlick

Under the EU’s Data Protection Directive, personal data cannot be transferred out of the European Economic Area unless there is adequate protection of the data. One way of ensuring adequate protection...

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