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We have introduced a business rates holiday for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses.
There is lower use of trade credit in areas with more access to bank finance
Trading hours for retailers, restrictions on Sunday opening and public holiday opening in England, Wales and Scotland
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).
Find out how to prove the originating status of your goods and check if you can claim preferential tariff treatment.
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.
Provides guidance on planning for retail and other town centre uses.
How to register for the Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme to sell or move food to Northern Ireland.
Accounting for VAT using retail schemes if you're a VAT-registered business and you cannot account for VAT using normal accounting.
Retailers can calculate the VAT they have to record in their account per day or week instead of for each sale
Advice for Retailers and Producers
A review of evidence on the impacts of business training indicates the need to develop alternatives to formal classroom training.
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.
Check if an online retailer that sells pet medicines is on the Veterinary Medicines Directorate’s accredited internet retailer scheme (AIRS)
How the supply of medical devices from Great Britain into Northern Ireland works.
Find out when you need to agree a bespoke VAT retail scheme with HMRC.
You’ll need to classify the goods you import with the right commodity code, check they meet the rules of origin, and get proof of their origin.
Annual returns, rules and other documents related to the employers’ association the National Federation of Retail Newsagents.
How to apply for approval for a suitably qualified person (SQP) retailer premises to sell or supply animal medicines.
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