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Find out which drinks are liable for the Soft Drinks Industry Levy, and how much you may need to pay.
A study collating historical data of intense sweeteners and preservatives in soft drinks and analysis of how they are currently regulated.
Find out the information you must give to customers on food products and how to give it.
Food and drink labelling and packaging regulations - what you must show, warnings, health and organic labels and packaging standards.
Trade remedies protect domestic industries from unfair practices around imports. The UK’s own independent trade policy includes a trade remedies system.
Get help to classify herbal medicines, vitamins, food preparations, supplements and tonics for import and export.
Find out which types of food are zero-rated and which are standard-rated for VAT purposes.
Legal standards for labelling and composition of food products such as bottled water, milk and meat.
Falsified, potentially harmful Ozempic▼ and Saxenda products have been found in the UK.
These documents explain how OHID is approaching reduction and food and drink reformulation as part of the government’s obesity strategy.
Get help to classify pharmaceutical products used to treat or prevent diseases or ailments (in humans or animals), including comparators used in clinical trials and placebos.
Check the tariff classification for vitamin gummies.
Check which ingredients to use to make cider or perry that qualifies for Cider Duty rates. If you use other ingredients, you must pay Wine Duty rates instead.
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