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Find out which types of food are zero-rated and which are standard-rated for VAT purposes.
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.
How food shops, manufacturers, and distributors must dispose of or handle former foodstuffs or food waste.
Find out the information you must give to customers on food products and how to give it.
What you need to do as a food and drink business to work with the EU.
The rules on bringing food or animal products into Great Britain from abroad: restrictions, types of food and the amount you can bring.
What you need to do to export or move food, drink and agricultural products.
Find out what a composite food product is, and the rules you need to follow to export or move these products from Great Britain to the EU and Northern Ireland.
Statistics about crops grown in the UK for non-food use.
What non-food items (NFIs) best meet the needs of women and girls in emergency situations?
Give information to consumers when selling food that is loose or hasn't been prepacked by another producer.
Find out which live animals and animal foods or feeding stuffs are zero-rated for VAT.
The documents you need and the border checks your import must pass to import from non-EU countries.
Legal standards for labelling and composition of food products such as bottled water, milk and meat.
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.
How to import or move food and drink from the EU and Northern Ireland to Great Britain.
Guidance for businesses on OPSS border controls.
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