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Find out when goods can be zero-rated if they’re sold to overseas visitors for personal use by a VAT-registered business in Northern Ireland (VAT Notice 704).
Retailers can calculate the VAT they have to record in their account per day or week instead of for each sale
If you sell goods you must calculate how much VAT to record in your VAT…
Who can use it You can use this scheme if you can identify the VAT rate…
Who can use it You can only use this scheme if you buy goods for resale.…
Who can use it You might want to use this scheme if you make a small…
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) - retailer and wholesaler responsibilities, waste collection and compliance schemes.
Trading hours for retailers, restrictions on Sunday opening and public holiday opening in England, Wales and Scotland
Legal requirements and good practice guidance for SQP retailers’ premises inspections.
Advice for Retailers and Producers
Find details of the Code Compliance Officers for the regulated Retailers. Plus details of Retailer Supplier Helplines.
Check if an online retailer that sells pet medicines is on the Veterinary Medicines Directorate’s accredited internet retailer scheme (AIRS)
Individual retailers can sign up to restrict access to products containing acids and other corrosive substances.
Legal requirements for the sale of veterinary medicines on the internet and the VMD Accredited Internet Retailer Scheme (AIRS).
Find out how to account for VAT schemes on business gifts, samples and promotional schemes.
Find out when you must charge a minimum of 10 pence for single-use carrier bags, bags you're not required to charge for and the records you must keep and submit.
Apply for authorisation of premises for the retail supply of POM-VPS and NFA-VPS veterinary medicines by suitably qualified persons (SQPs).
The rules about product labelling - including special rules for retailers and manufacturers in different business sectors (like food, jewellery and toys)
Find out if you must offer free collection of old batteries - batteries you must take back, how to collect and send batteries to be recycled, penalties
The VMR sets out the statutory fees associated with various regulatory services provided by the VMD. The statutory fees and fee structure are implemented from 17 May 2024.
Labelling rules for businesses in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and retailers in Northern Ireland, for certain agri-food products moved under the Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme.
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