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Find out how to apply VAT to betting, gaming, bingo, lotteries and machine games.

• Updated: 31 March 2017

How to pay Machine Games Duty: payment reference number, online, Bacs or CHAPS, Direct Debit, cheque or your bank.

• Overview

  You must file your Machine Games Duty (MGD) return and make your payment…

• Direct Debit

  You can only pay by Direct Debit if you’ve registered for Machine Games…

• Approve a payment through your online bank account

  You can pay your Machine Games Duty (MGD) directly using your online or…

• Make an online or telephone bank transfer

  Make your payment to HM Revenue and Customs’ account. Account name Sort…

• By debit or corporate credit card online

  You can pay online. There’s a fee if you pay by corporate credit card or…

• At your bank or building society

  You can only pay Machine Games Duty (MGD) at your bank or building society…

• By cheque through the post

  You can send a cheque by post to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). HMRC…

• Check your payment has been received

  View your HMRC online account to see if your payment has been received -…

• Tell HMRC no duty is due

  You must still file your return even if you calculate that you do not owe…

OPSS is leading a fresh campaign to raise awareness about potential hazards to adults and children associated with toys and electrical products.

• Updated: 7 March 2023

Find UK trade data from HMRC. Look up data about imports, exports, commodities and traders.

• Updated: 21 December 2017

Guidance concerning the choice of an alternative engine in the event the owner or operator is not able to purchase an IMO MARPOL Annex VI tier III standard engine.

• Updated: 8 December 2020

The official report of all Parliamentary debates. Find Members, their contributions, debates, petitions and divisions from published Hansard reports dating back over 200 years.

• Updated: 21 December 2017

Driving licence categories - entitlements on your licence and what vehicles you can drive - cars, motorcycles, mopeds, medium and large lorries, minibuses and buses.

Find out when you can use rebated diesel, biodiesel or kerosene in vehicles and other machinery.

• Updated: 18 January 2024

Dstl ensures the UK can develop and exploit new sensor technologies for our defence and security, to find and assess potential threats and give information to decision-makers.

• Updated: 31 March 2022

Guidance on how to carry out checks where dutiable machine games are on the premises.

• Updated: 3 September 2015

Report the addresses of all the premises you operate that have machines liable for Machine Games Duty using form MGD5.

Product Safety Report for Colimatic Thera 650 Inox automatic meat packaging machine presenting a serious risk of injury.

• Updated: 5 October 2023

Explanations of the different terms you might see on your driving licence

BAT for diesel engines on an installation that are classed as new medium combustion plant, operating up to 500 hours a year that are exempt from emission limit values (ELVs).

• Updated: 21 August 2023

Look up a trade mark to see if something identical or similar to your brand is already registered.

Check the tariff classification for a four-wheeled vehicle with an electric motor powered by rechargeable batteries.

• Updated: 28 March 2022

Health and safety issues and regulations for farm vehicles, machinery and equipment: risk assessments and good practice.

• Updated: 10 September 2012

Check the tariff classification for automated component placement machines used to manufacture printed circuit assemblies.

• Updated: 14 December 2023

Create an account with the UK ID issuer for business or product IDs if you're involved in the supply of tobacco products in the UK.

• Updated: 8 August 2023

UKAEA researches fusion energy and related technologies, with the aim of positioning the UK as a leader in sustainable nuclear energy. UKAEA is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero .

• Updated: 21 April 2023