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A list of goods and services showing which rates of VAT apply and which items are exempt or outside the scope of VAT.
Use the case studies to help you decide when your goods may (or may not) go beyond insufficient production.
Legal standards for labelling and composition of food products such as bottled water, milk and meat.
How to import or move food and drink from the EU to Great Britain.
Over 38,000 UK pubs and bars have seen a tax cut on the pints they pull from today (1 August 2023) as the government’s historic alcohol duty changes take effect.
Find out how you can import alcohol into the UK and the duty and VAT you need to pay for each method.
Product Recall for Brookstone Beverage Warmer presenting a risk of injuries.
Find out about operations that can be carried out on alcohol goods received and stored in bulk in an excise warehouse.
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