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Get help to classify cigarettes, cigars, raw tobacco, smoking tobacco, tobacco for heating and nicotine substitutes for import and export.
Get help to classify articles of leather and other items in chapter 42 of the tariff for import and export.
From 1 January 2014 herbal smoking products will have Tobacco Products Duty charged on them unless they are to be used exclusively for medical purposes.
Get help to classify electrical equipment such as communication equipment, cameras, and their parts and accessories.
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.
What you need to do if you sell or store tobacco products in the UK.
How councils deal with complaints about smoke from premises that's a statutory nuisance, smoke that's exempt and how smoke can be assessed.
How to account for VAT on goods and services provided by registered health professionals, including doctors, dentists, nurses and pharmacists.
Guidance on how to license electronic cigarettes and other inhaled nicotine-containing products (NCPs) as medicines in the UK.
The law on smoking in the workplace and what businesses must do to prevent smoking at work
Report someone to HMRC if you think they're selling tobacco products or alcohol without paying UK duty
Find out how you can import tobacco products into the UK from countries inside and outside the EU.
What you need to do if you transport or transload tobacco products in the UK.
Find out how you can sell duty-free or duty-paid alcohol and tobacco products through airlines, on ships, in export stores and in duty-free shops.
Find out about the simplified rates of customs and excise duty used when you declare your personal goods online.
Answers to frequently asked questions on Approved Document B including 2020 and 2022 amendments.
VAT and other taxes on shopping and services, including tax-free shopping, energy-saving equipment and mobility aids.
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