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Check which supplies of sport, physical recreation, and physical education services qualify for exemption from VAT.
Hand luggage restrictions at UK airports - carry-on luggage, checked-in baggage, restricted items and liquids, electronic devices carried from Turkey, Lebanon, Egypt and Saudi Arabia
There are restrictions on what items you can take in your hand luggage and…
There are restrictions on the amount of liquids you can take in your hand…
When travelling with a baby you’re allowed to take enough baby food, baby…
Musical instruments Contact your airline before you book if you want to…
You’re allowed to carry the following in your hand luggage: essential…
You can only take certain electronic devices and electrical items on…
Allowed in hand luggage Allowed in hold luggage Sports parachute Yes Yes…
Allowed in hand luggage Allowed in hold luggage Tool with a blade or shaft…
You cannot take any of these items as hand luggage or in the hold:…
You cannot take any guns or firearms (including air rifles and starting…
Check the tariff classification for articles and equipment for general physical exercise and other sports or outdoor games.
Get help to classify articles of leather and other items in chapter 42 of the tariff for import and export.
Find out which types of food are zero-rated and which are standard-rated for VAT purposes.
Get help to classify footwear and parts of footwear for import and export.
You can claim a relief to pay less Customs Duty and VAT if you re-import goods to the UK.
UK Sport (UKSP) supports Britain’s best Olympic and Paralympic sports and athletes, co-ordinating the bids for and staging of major international sporting events in the UK. It invests around £100 million each year in high performance sport. UKSP is an...
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