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  • FCDO travel advice for Colombia. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

    • Warnings and insurance

      Your travel insurance could be invalidated if you travel against advice…

    • Entry requirements

      This information is for people travelling on a full ‘British citizen’…

    • Safety and security

      Terrorism There is a high threat of terrorist attack globally affecting UK…

    • Regional risks

      This section has safety advice for regions of Colombia. It only covers…

    • Health

      Before you travel check that: your destination can provide the healthcare…

    • Getting help

      The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) cannot provide…

  • VAT and other taxes on shopping and services, including tax-free shopping, energy-saving equipment and mobility aids.

    • VAT and duties

      VAT is a tax you pay on most goods and services. % of VAT What the rate…

    • Where you see VAT

      In shops Any VAT due is already included in the price of something you buy…

    • VAT on energy-saving products

      You’ll pay a rate of either 5% or 0% VAT when certain energy-saving…

    • VAT on mobility aids

      If you’re over 60, you pay a reduced rate of VAT (5%) on certain mobility…

    • Tax-free shopping

      You can only buy tax-free goods from shops: in Great Britain (England,…

    • Alcohol and tobacco duties

      Tobacco Duty is included in the price you pay for cigarettes, cigars and…

    • Fuel Duty

      Fuel Duty is included in the price you pay for petrol, diesel and other…

    • Air Passenger Duty

      Airlines pay Air Passenger Duty (APD) for every passenger who flies from…

    • Insurance Premium Tax

      Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) is usually included in the price you pay for…

  • FCDO travel advice for USA. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

    • Warnings and insurance

      This travel advice also covers American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana…

    • Entry requirements

      This information is for people travelling on a full ‘British citizen’…

    • Safety and security

      Terrorism There is a high threat of terrorist attack globally affecting UK…

    • Health

      Before you travel check that: your destination can provide the healthcare…

    • Getting help

      The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) cannot provide…

  • FCDO travel advice for Brazil. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

  • How to get the VAT back on goods you buy in Northern Ireland from shops that offer tax-free shopping (VAT Notice 704/1).

  • FCDO travel advice for El Salvador. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

  • FCDO travel advice for Iraq. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

  • FCDO travel advice for Guatemala. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

  • FCDO travel advice for the Philippines. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

  • Get help to classify articles of leather and other items in chapter 42 of the tariff for import and export.