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VAT and other taxes on shopping and services, including tax-free shopping, energy-saving equipment and mobility aids.
VAT is a tax you pay on most goods and services. % of VAT What the rate…
In shops Any VAT due is already included in the price of something you buy…
You’ll pay a rate of either 5% or 0% VAT when certain energy-saving…
If you’re over 60, you pay a reduced rate of VAT (5%) on certain mobility…
You can only buy tax-free goods from shops: in Great Britain (England,…
Tobacco Duty is included in the price you pay for cigarettes, cigars and…
Fuel Duty is included in the price you pay for petrol, diesel and other…
Airlines pay Air Passenger Duty (APD) for every passenger who flies from…
Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) is usually included in the price you pay for…
Guidance for infrastructure operators and motor vehicle manufacturers and dealers.
Find out about the legal definitions of biofuel products, excise duty rates and the roles and responsibilities of producers from 1 April 2022.
How to store oil, design standards for tanks and containers, where to locate and how to protect them, and capacity of bunds and drip trays.
Business potential of producing crops for non-food markets, how and where to grow them and details of organisations providing grants.
Find out if you need to pay Fuel Duty on the fuel you produce, import or use and the rate you need to pay.
Get help to classify articles of leather and other items in chapter 42 of the tariff for import and export.
Find out what VAT should be charged on supplies of fuel and power if you're a supplier or a user.
How to account for VAT if your business allows goods and services to be used for temporary or permanent private use.
List of controlled goods that follow the normal import declaration rules if HMRC apply continuity plans due to system issues.
A list of goods and services showing which rates of VAT apply and which items are exempt or outside the scope of VAT.
Get help to classify various types of wood for import and export.
The available data on the environmental fate, behaviour and toxicity of 5 groups of petroleum products is reviewed
Bringing in goods for personal use when you travel to the UK from abroad - types of tax and duty, duty free, EU and non-EU arrivals, banned and restricted goods.
Methodology note accompanying oil statistics.
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