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Check the definition of composite products and understand the import rules and restrictions, depending on the ingredients in your food product.
Use inward processing to delay or reduce import duties or VAT on goods that you process or repair.
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.
Information on processing operations.
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.
Find out if the goods you're declaring to inward or outward processing are classed as sensitive goods.
Legal standards for labelling and composition of food products such as bottled water, milk and meat.
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 you can do with your goods when they are being processed or repaired using outward processing.
Check the VAT rules for food processing and abattoir services.
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