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Find out about applying for the Spirit Drinks Verification Scheme, how to submit brand information, fees and making sure your production process is compliant.
Rules you must follow to use a food or drink name registered and protected by a UK geographical indication (GI) scheme, and penalties if you do not comply.
The amendments in this instrument apply after the end of the Transition Period following the UK’s exit from the EU and address deficiencies arising from the UK’s departure from the EU.
Get help to classify herbal medicines, vitamins, food preparations, supplements and tonics for import and export.
Find the full rates of duty and calculation examples that apply if you make, import or hold beer, cider, spirits, wine or other fermented products.
Traditional term for wine
Plans to strip out retained EU red tape to give our wine industry the freedom to flourish
Weights and measures - find out the law on trading standards for packaging and selling products
On the eve of New Year reforms for the wine industry, Environment Secretary Steve Barclay welcomes the scrapping of outdated rules inherited from the EU.
Find out how you can import alcohol into the UK and the duty and VAT you need to pay for each method.
VAT and other taxes on shopping and services, including tax-free shopping, energy-saving equipment and mobility aids.
It's illegal to buy alcohol if you're under 18 and you can be stopped, fined or arrested by the police for drinking in public
How to apply to protect a food, drink or agricultural product name under the UK GI schemes.
Following a public consultation, the government has set out reforms for the wine sector which will begin in 2024.
Rules on using a geographical indication (GI) scheme logo to mark a registered protected food or drink name.
A guide to collecting data about your packaging. This is for UK organisations affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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