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How sellers deal with VAT for goods from overseas that they sell direct to customers in the UK.
Find out how to apply VAT to charges for postage, delivery services and how to treat direct marketing services involving distribution of printed matter.
Find out the rules to establish the country of origin of imported and exported goods and to help identify goods which qualify for lower or no Customs Duty.
Find out how to move your goods from inward processing into free circulation, another special procedure or re-export.
This guidance is intended to support billing authorities in administering the 2024/25 Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Business Rates Relief Scheme.
Steps to help grow your business - finding finance, mentors, increasing sales and developing products and services
What packaged goods are, how they are labelled, units of measurements used and compliance with weights and measures regulation.
This article compares the trends and emerging patterns between retail sales data and internet access data, looking specifically at the growth in online sales.
How food shops, manufacturers, and distributors must dispose of or handle former foodstuffs or food waste.
CMA review indicates that some independent and smaller grocery retailers are failing to display clear and accurate prices.
Find out about the VAT place of supply rules if your business sells digital services to private consumers.
Ensuring you get what you pay for.
Find out how to account for VAT schemes on business gifts, samples and promotional schemes.
How VAT works, what VAT is charged on, VAT thresholds and VAT schemes.
Poster to help independent retailers understand what they need to do to comply with consumer law.
Information on methods used by fraudsters to target members of the public when using online financial and retail services.
How to charge VAT, calculate VAT, VAT rates, reclaim VAT on business expenses, keep digital records.
Find out how you can use, process or store similar free circulation goods in place of goods that you have declared for a customs special procedure.
Adapt your technology operations, finance models and cost optimisation techniques to get the most out of the public cloud.
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