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Find out how to apply VAT to charges for postage, delivery services and how to treat direct marketing services involving distribution of printed matter.
Find a BFPO number, send mail to and from British forces personnel and their families
You can use the British Forces Post Office (BFPO) to send a letter or…
You can only use the enduring families free mail service to send things to…
You must: use a printed address label or write the address clearly in…
You must complete a customs declaration if you’re sending a parcel. Write…
The cost of using British Forces Post Office (BFPO) depends on the size…
Not all UK online retailers are able to send things to a BFPO address.…
You cannot send some items in BFPO mail, including: alcohol arms and…
You can send letters (also known as ‘blueys’) and parcels for free to…
You may be able to claim compensation if your post: does not arrive within…
Find out about the different simplified declarations for imports and what you need to do to get authorisation to use them.
Find out about the Direct Calculation VAT Retail Schemes 1 and 2, how they work and what records you must keep.
Privacy statement explaining what personal data the Operational Delivery Profession Senior Civil Service (SCS) Talent Scheme collects and how it uses it.
Find out how to move your goods from inward processing into free circulation, another special procedure or re-export.
If you're a company, find out if you can claim the super-deduction or special rate first year (SR) allowance on plant or machinery costs.
International regulations and required documentation for hauliers transporting dangerous or hazardous goods by road or by vehicles on ships.
Find out the general rules for the Apportionment Retail Schemes (1 and 2), how the scheme works, records you must keep and how to work out your VAT.
What UK bus and coach operators need to do to provide services, tours, holidays and trips into Europe and other countries.
How to apply VAT rules to supplies, imports and export of gold and investment gold.
Find out about customs special procedures and outward processing that allow you to suspend, pay less or pay no duty on goods you import or export.
Find out what VAT should be charged on supplies of fuel and power if you're a supplier or a user.
Information for existing and new Universal Credit claimants with more than 2 children.
You may need an individual guarantee or a customs comprehensive guarantee to enter goods into a customs special procedure and defer duty.
How to charge and account for VAT on the movement of goods between Northern Ireland and EU member states (VAT Notice 725).
How to account for VAT on services when a vehicle, ship or aircraft is provided, together with a driver or crew for the transport of goods.
Find out about the requirements and obligations for warehousekeepers of motor and heating fuels in the UK.
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