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Rules for online and distance selling for businesses
You must provide certain information if you’re selling goods or services…
As well as the rules for distance selling, there are extra rules for…
Find out how to work out what VAT to charge when goods are sold if you’re an online marketplace operator.
Find out your VAT obligations if you use an online marketplace to sell goods in the UK.
Find out if you need to pay VAT when you sell goods to customers in the UK using an online marketplace.
How online marketplaces will deal with VAT for goods from overseas that are sold to customers in the UK.
Find out if you need to pay VAT if you sell goods using an online marketplace or direct to customers in the UK.
Find out if you need to pay tax on income from goods or services traded online.
Steps to help grow your business - finding finance, mentors, increasing sales and developing products and services
Guidance for suppliers of cloud technology, digital outcomes, user research studios and user research participants.
How sellers deal with VAT for goods from overseas that they sell direct to customers in the UK.
Guidance for buyers and suppliers of cloud technology, digital outcomes, digital specialists, user research participants and labs.
Anyone in Northern Ireland selling medicines to the public via a website must still comply with the requirement to apply the EU common logo.
Practical advice, information and useful links for UK businesses looking to access the US market by selling online.
Legal requirements for the sale of veterinary medicines on the internet and the VMD Accredited Internet Retailer Scheme (AIRS).
Find out about the VAT Import One Stop Shop (IOSS) Scheme and registering to report and pay VAT due on imports of low value goods to consumers in the EU, Northern Ireland, or both.
Ways to sell to the public sector - including the Digital Marketplace, Contracts Finder
How to find export opportunities and overseas customers for your business on great.gov.uk: get help selling online overseas, get help from a trade specialist.
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) - retailer and wholesaler responsibilities, waste collection and compliance schemes.
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