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VAT and other taxes on shopping and services, including tax-free shopping, energy-saving equipment and mobility aids.
VAT is a tax you pay on most goods and services. % of VAT What the rate…
In shops Any VAT due is already included in the price of something you buy…
You’ll pay a rate of either 5% or 0% VAT when certain energy-saving…
If you’re over 60, you pay a reduced rate of VAT (5%) on certain mobility…
You can only buy tax-free goods from shops: in Great Britain (England,…
Tobacco Duty is included in the price you pay for cigarettes, cigars and…
Fuel Duty is included in the price you pay for petrol, diesel and other…
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Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) is usually included in the price you pay for…
This resource makes the case for why NHS providers should implement the 'Screening and brief advice for tobacco and alcohol use in inpatient settings' CQUIN.
Guidance and tools to help collect and report data for the tobacco and alcohol commissioning for quality and innovation (CQUIN) scheme.
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.
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.
Get help to classify cigarettes, cigars, raw tobacco, smoking tobacco, tobacco for heating and nicotine substitutes for import and export.
Guidance on how to license electronic cigarettes and other inhaled nicotine-containing products (NCPs) as medicines in the UK.
Report someone to HMRC if you think they're selling tobacco products or alcohol without paying UK duty
Guidance on screening and providing brief advice for alcohol and tobacco use in inpatient settings.
Find out about the simplified rates of customs and excise duty used when you declare your personal goods online.
A mixed methods study from Karnataka, India
Use Alcohol and Tobacco Warehousing Declarations to send your excise warehousing returns and payment warrants to HMRC.
Annual guidance on smoking, drinking and drug misuse for commissioners of tobacco control, drug and alcohol services for adults and young people.
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