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Find out which types of food are zero-rated and which are standard-rated for VAT purposes.
Legal standards for labelling and composition of food products such as bottled water, milk and meat.
Find out if the goods you're declaring to inward or outward processing are classed as sensitive goods.
Get help to classify edible vegetables, roots, tubers, herbs, spices, fruit, nuts and peel for import and export.
Food and drink labelling and packaging regulations - what you must show, warnings, health and organic labels and packaging standards.
Get help to classify articles of leather and other items in chapter 42 of the tariff for import and export.
Outlines the provisions of the Food (Promotion and Placement) (England) Regulations 2021, and provides assistance in understanding and applying them.
Find out which drinks are liable for the Soft Drinks Industry Levy, and how much you may need to pay.
These documents explain how OHID is approaching reduction and food and drink reformulation as part of the government’s obesity strategy.
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.
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