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Lists of standards that businesses can use to show their products, services or processes comply with essential requirements of legislation.
This guidance relates to Technical Standards and Standard Development Organisations to describe the typical first step in a Standard Essential Patent (SEP) journey.
Find out the VAT liability for supplying ships, trains, aircraft and associated services in the UK.
This section of the SEPs Resource Hub provides an explanation of SEP specific words and terms used throughout the guidance.
Standards and standardisation explained.
Find out which supplies of children’s clothing or footwear are zero-rated for VAT.
This section of the SEPs Resource Hub signposts to international SEPs-specific information, including for the purposes of patent applications.
How to work out the VAT on building work and materials if you're a contractor, subcontractor or developer.
Find out when you can zero rate books and other forms of printed matter.
Check the tariff classification for Superabsorbent Polymer (SAP) relating to Disposable absorbent training pads for dogs and Bed liners for incontinence patients.
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