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Find out when it's possible to get zero-rated supplies on medical and research goods and services that have been funded by charities.
Information and guidance on a range of medical devices for users and patients.
How the MHRA makes decisions on when a product is a medical device (borderline products), and which risk class should apply to a medical device.
Get help to classify textiles and which headings and codes to use.
There are different regulations which apply to devices and equipment including hand gels and PPE (personal protective equipment)
What you need to know before you can place a medical device on the Great Britain market with a UKCA mark.
What you need to do to place a medical device on the Great Britain, Northern Ireland and European Union (EU) markets.
Find out which plastic packaging components are exempt or excluded from the tax, and if the packaging counts towards the 10-tonne threshold for registration.
How a product complies with EU safety, health and environmental requirements, and how to place a CE marking on your product.
Guidance on how to license electronic cigarettes and other inhaled nicotine-containing products (NCPs) as medicines in the UK.
Work out the VAT liability of goods and services supplied by health and care institutions and providers of non residential care to children.
Pharmacy, prescription-only (POM), and general sale list (GSL) medicines: apply to move your medicine to a different classification.
Guidance for manufacturers who don’t design or manufacture devices but place their names on the product.
How to account for VAT on goods and services provided by registered health professionals, including doctors, dentists, nurses and pharmacists.
Find out which supplies of children’s clothing or footwear are zero-rated for VAT.
Advice for manufacturers of Class I medical devices for placing products on the UK market
Guidance for manufacturers on the regulations that apply to prosthetic, orthotic and ophthalmic devices.
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