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Find out which drinks are liable for the Soft Drinks Industry Levy, and how much you may need to pay.
How to label spirit drinks that you plan to sell in the UK.
How to import or move food and drink from the EU and Northern Ireland to Great Britain.
Guidance for the Soft Drinks Industry Levy. Including how to check if your drink is liable, as well as how to register, submit returns and pay your bill.
What you need to do as a food and drink business to work with the EU.
Applications, changes and cancellations for consideration under the UK geographical indications (GI) schemes, how to object and appeal against decisions.
Find out when you need to charge VAT and at what rate if you supply food and drink for the purposes of catering or as a takeaway.
Food and drink labelling and packaging regulations - what you must show, warnings, health and organic labels and packaging standards.
Find out which types of food are zero-rated and which are standard-rated for VAT purposes.
How to apply to protect a food, drink or agricultural product name under the UK GI schemes.
See the list of applications to protect the geographical name of a food, drink or agricultural product in Great Britain.
You may need to register for the levy if you produce or package liable drinks, and you're not a small producer.
How to apply to protect a spirit drink name under the UK GI schemes.
Find out the information you must give to customers on food products and how to give it.
Suppliers display some of Scotland's best-loved food, drink and other iconic exports ahead of Burns Night
Product Recall for Bindle Bottle Insulated Food and Drink Bottles presenting a health risk due to lead exposure.
How to work out the dilution ratio of your drink, and what records you need to keep about the dilution ratio for the Soft Drinks Industry Levy.
You must register with your local authority to run a food business.
Rules on using a geographical indication (GI) scheme logo to mark a registered protected food or drink name.
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