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The rules on bringing food or animal products into Great Britain from abroad: restrictions, types of food and the amount you can bring.
You must register with your local authority to run a food business.
How to get refrigerated or heated vans, trucks and trailers approved to transport perishable food in or out of the UK, and the documents you need to have.
A guide to organising a street party - telling your council, closing roads, getting insurance and licences
A list of goods and services showing which rates of VAT apply and which items are exempt or outside the scope of VAT.
Find out the information you must give to customers on food products and how to give it.
This paper reviews what is known about the informal economy’s role in the food system focusing on informal retailers
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.
Find out which types of food are zero-rated and which are standard-rated for VAT purposes.
Labelling rules for businesses in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and retailers in Northern Ireland, for certain agri-food products moved under the Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme.
The Prime Minister has unveiled a major package of measures to support farmers and grow the UK’s farming and food sector
This toolkit helps both those who buy food and catering services for the public sector and potential suppliers.
Information about the UK food chain.
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