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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.
Use inward processing to delay or reduce import duties or VAT on goods that you process or repair.
Check the VAT rules for food processing and abattoir services.
Check the definition of composite products and understand the import rules and restrictions, depending on the ingredients in your food product.
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.
Find out what you can do with your goods when they are being processed or repaired using outward processing.
What you need to do to export or move food, drink and agricultural products.
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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