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Get help to classify edible vegetables, roots, tubers, herbs, spices, fruit, nuts and peel for import and export.
Find out which types of food are zero-rated and which are standard-rated for VAT purposes.
Look up the additional code (Meursing code) required for import or export of goods containing certain types of milk and sugars
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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.
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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.
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