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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.
Find out which types of food are zero-rated and which are standard-rated for VAT purposes.
Find out which live animals and animal foods or feeding stuffs are zero-rated for VAT.
Find out when you need to charge VAT and at what rate if you supply food and drink for the purposes of catering or as a takeaway.
How to import animals and animal products to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man from non-EU countries.
How to import or move food and drink from the EU to Great Britain.
Legal standards for labelling and composition of food products such as bottled water, milk and meat.
How to spot African swine fever, what to do if you suspect it and how to stop it spreading.
Find out what a composite food product is, and the rules you need to follow to export or move these products from Great Britain to the EU and Northern Ireland.
How to use and supply animal by-products (ABPs) as farm animal feed or in feed, and how to get your site registered and approved.
How to get refrigerated or heated vans, trucks and trailers approved to transport perishable food in or out of the UK, and the documents you need to have.
The rules on bringing food or animal products into Great Britain from abroad: restrictions, types of food and the amount you can bring.
Statistics about crops grown in the UK for non-food use.
Guidance on exporting or moving high-risk food and feed of non-animal origin (HRFNAO) from Great Britain to the EU or Northern Ireland.
Find out the information you must give to customers on food products and how to give it.
What you need to do to export or move food, drink and agricultural products.
How food shops, manufacturers, and distributors must dispose of or handle former foodstuffs or food waste.
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