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TS teams are encouraged to spread the word about the Tick Box self storage scheme
Posted 26 July 2023 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Analysis|Enforcement Practice|National
ANALYSIS: The Tick Box initiative is urging self storage businesses to tighten due diligence, reject cash-led anonymity and work with Trading Standards to stop criminals using storage units for counterfeit and illicit goods. With millions of pounds of goods seized, the voluntary code aims to make the sector hostile to illegal supply chains.
Self storage businesses must act responsibly and exercise due diligence to avoid falling foul of the law, according to an ongoing Trading Standards initiative.
The <a href="https://tick-box.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tick Box</a> project was set up in partnership between the Intellectual Property Office (IPO), Trading Standards, the S...
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