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Rates Of VAT on Different Goods & Services | VAT Rate | More Information |
(Sport) | ||
Physical Education & Sports Activities | Exempt | VAT Notice 701/45 |
(Leisure) | ||
Betting & Gaming-including pool betting & games of chance | Exempt | VAT Notice 701/26 |
Bingo-including remote games played on the Internet, Telephone, TV & Radio | Exempt | VAT Notice 701/27 |
(Lottery Ticket Sales) | Exempt | VAT Notice 701/28 |
Online Lottery Sales | Exempt | VAT Notice 701/28 |
Retailer Commission on Lottery Ticket Sales | Exempt | VAT Notice 701/28 |
(Culture) | ||
Admission
Charges by public authorities or eligible cultural bodies…zoo's etc.
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Exempt | VAT Notice 701/47 |
(Antiques) | ||
Antiques, works or art or similar- sold by private treaty to public collections | Exempt | VAT Notice 701/12 |
Antiques, works or art or similar-used to settle tax or duty debt owed to HMRC | Exempt | VAT Notice 701/12 |
(Health, Education, Welfare and Charities) | ||
(Charities) | ||
Admission Charges by Charities | Exempt | How VAT Applies to Charities |
Advertising Services for Charities | 0% | VAT Notice 701/58 |
Certain Goods Sold & Charitable Fundraising Events | 0% | Charity Fundraising Events & VAT |
Charitable Fundraising Events | Exempt | Charity Fundraising Events & VAT |
Charity Shops- Selling Donated Goods | 0% | Charitable Donations & VAT |
Construction & Sale of New Buildings for a relevant Charitable Purpose | 0% | VAT Notice 708 |
Energy
Savings Materials permanently installed in residential or charity premises
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5% | VAT Notice 708/6 |
Sponsored Charitable Event | Exempt | Charities & VAT |
Voluntary Donations To Charity (Outside the Scope of VAT) | N/A | Donations to Charities |
(Welfare) | ||
Building Services for Disabled People | 0% | VAT Notice 701/7 |
Burial or Cremation of Dead People or Burial at Sea | Exempt | VAT Notice 701/32 |
Mobility Aids for The Elderly | 5% | Mobility Aids for Older People |
Equipment for Blind & Partially Sighted People | 0% | www.hmrc.gov.uk |
Equipment for Disabled People | 0% | www.hmrc.gov.uk |
Funeral Plans Written Under Contract of Insurance | Exempt | VAT Notice 701/36 |
Smoking Cessation Products- nicotine patches & gum | 5% | Budget Note BN77 |
Welfare Services Provided By Charities at Significantly Below Cost | N/A | VAT Notice 701/1 |
Talking Books & Vision Aids for Blind People | 0% | www.hmrc.gov.uk |
(Health) | ||
Care or Medical Treatment provided by a qualified Institution (i.e. Hospital, Hospice) | Exempt | VAT Notice 701/31 |
Dispensing of prescriptions by a Registered Pharmacist | 0% | VAT Notice 701/57 |
Professional Health Services Provided by Registered Doctors,Dentists,Opticians etc. | Exempt | VAT Notice 701/57 |
Incontinence Products | 0% | VAT Notice 701/7 |
Maternity Pads | 5% | VAT Notice 701/18 |
Sanitary Protection Products | 5% | VAT Notice 701/18 |
Low Vision Aids (Equipment for Blind & Partially Sighted) | 0% | www.hmrc.gov.uk |
(Education) | ||
Education, Vocational Training, Research & Other Connected Services | Exempt | VAT Notice 701/30 |
(Power, Utilities, Energy & Energy Saving, Heating) | ||
(Power) | (Business Usually Std Rate) | |
Electricity for Domestic & Residential Use ( Non Business or Charity) | 5% | VAT Notice 701/19 |
Gas for Domestic & Residential Use ( Non Business or Charity) | 5% | VAT Notice 701/19 |
Heating Oil for Domestic & Residential Use ( Non Business or Charity) | 5% | VAT Notice 701/19 |
Solid Fuel for Domestic & Residential Use ( Non Business or Charity) | 5% | VAT Notice 701/19 |
(Utilities) | ||
Cesspools, Septic Tanks or Similar (Domestic) Emptying | 0% | VAT Notice 701/16 |
Sewerage Services Supplied to Domestic & Industrial Customers | 0% | VAT Notice 701/16 |
Water Supplied To Households | 0% | VAT Notice 701/16 |
(Energy-Saving Materials & Security Goods - Installed) | ||
Air Source Heat Pumps | 5% | VAT Notice 708/6 |
Boilers - Wood Fuelled | 5% | VAT Notice 708/6 |
Central Heating Controls (Inc. Repair & Maintenance) | 5% | VAT Notice 708/6 |
Draught Stripping | 5% | VAT Notice 708/6 |
Energy Savings Materials Permanently Installed in Residential or Charity Premises | 5% | VAT Notice 708/6 |
Insulation (Supply Only = Standard Rate) | 5% | VAT Notice 708/6 |
Micro Combined Heat & Power Units | 5% | VAT Notice 708/6 |
Solar Panels | 5% | VAT Notice 708/6 |
Water & Wind Turbines | 5% | VAT Notice 708/6 |
Security Goods Linked To Installation of Energy Saving Materials | 5% | VAT Notice 708/6 |
(Installation of Heating & Security Goods - Grant Funded) | ||
Heating Appliances | 5% | VAT Notice 708/6 |
Ground Source Heat Pumps | 5% | VAT Notice 708/6 |
Hot Water System Controls | 5% | VAT Notice 708/6 |
Micro Combined Heat & Power Units | 5% | VAT Notice 708/6 |
Wood Fuelled Boilers (Supply Only = Standard rate) | 5% | VAT Notice 708/6 |
Security Goods Linked To Installation of Energy Saving Materials | 5% | VAT Notice 708/6 |
Building & Construction, Land & Property | ||
(Building & Construction) | ||
Altering An Empty Residential Building | 5% | VAT Notice 708 |
Approved Alterations To A Listed Building or Scheduled Monument | 0% | VAT Notice 708 |
Building Services for Disabled People | 0% | www.hmrc.gov.uk |
Construction & Sale of New Buildings for a Relevant Charitable Purpose | 0% | VAT Notice 708 |
Construction & Sale of New Buildings for Communal Residential Purposes | 0% | VAT Notice 708 |
Construction & Sale of New Domestic Buildings | 0% | VAT Notice 708 |
Converting Premises Into Different Living Accommodation | 5% | VAT Notice 708 |
Renovating An Empty Residential Building | 5% | VAT Notice 708 |
Sale of Buildings Converted Into Dwelling | 0% | VAT Notice 708 |
Sale of Buildings Converted For Communal Residential Purposes | 0% | VAT Notice 708 |
Sale of Buildings Converted For Charitable Purposes | 0% | VAT Notice 708 |
(Land & Property) | ||
Garages Or Parking Spaces Let Together With Building For Permanent Residential Use | Exempt | VAT Notice 742 |
Parking- Grant or Licence To Occupy Land On Which Incidental Parking Takes Place | Exempt | VAT Notice 742 |
Property- Land & Buildings- Grant or Licence to Occupy Land or Buildings | Exempt | VAT Notice 742 |
Sale Or Long Lease Of A New Dwelling With Garage Or Parking Space | 0% | VAT Notice 708 |
Transport, Freight, Travel & Vehicles | ||
Transport | ||
Aircraft Repair & Maintenance | 0% | VAT Notice 744C |
Freight (Standard Rated Freight Includes Transport Between UK & EU State) | ||
Domestic Leg Of Freight Transport To & From A Place Outside The EU | 0% | VAT Notice 744B |
Freight Containers (Sale, Lease or Hire To A Place Outside The EU) | 0% | VAT Notice 703/1 |
Freight Containers (Sale, Lease or Hire To Another EU State) | 0% | VAT Notice 703/1 |
International Freight Transport That Takes Place In The UK & Its Territorial Waters | 0% | VAT Notice 744B |
(Travel) | ||
Houseboat Moorings | Exempt | VAT Notice 742 |
Parking Spaces or Garages Supplied With Houseboat Moorings | Exempt | VAT Notice 742 |
Passenger Transport In A Vehicle, Boat or Aircraft That Carries Not Less Than 10 Passengers | 0% | VAT Notice 744A |
Tools For Bridges, Tunnels & Roads Operated By Public Authorities | N/A | VAT Notice 700 |
(Vehicles) | ||
Aircraft Repair & Maintenance | 0% | VAT Notice 744C |
Airships- Sale or Charter | 0% | VAT Notice 744C |
Caravans (More Than 7M Long or More Than 2.55M Wide) | 0% | VAT Notice 701/20 |
Civil Aeroplanes - Sale or Charter | 0% | VAT Notice 744C |
Gliders & Hot Air Balloons- Sales or Charter | Standard | VAT Notice 744C |
Helicopters - Sale or Charter | 0% | VAT Notice 744C |
Houseboats - Sale or Let Out On Hire | 0% | VAT Notice 701/20 |
Military Aeroplanes - Sale or Hire | 0% | VAT Notice 744C |
Ship Repairs & Maintenance | 0% | VAT Notice 744C |
Shipbuilding - 15 Tons or Over Gross Tonnage | 0% | VAT Notice 744C |
Printing, Postage, Publications, Books, Magazines & Newspapers | ||
Printing | ||
Brochures | 0% | VAT Notice 701/10 |
Leaflets | 0% | VAT Notice 701/10 |
Pamphlets | 0% | VAT Notice 701/10 |
(Postage) | ||
Direct Mail Postal Services Meeting All The Conditions of VAT Notice 700/24 (3.2 & 3.3) | N/A | VAT Notice 700/24 |
Postage, Packaging & Delivery Within UK Included In Sales Contract But Charged Separately, E.g.: Mail Order | Same As Goods | VAT Notice700/24 |
Postage
Stamps - UK & Isle of Man (Unused Stamps Only)
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Exempt | VAT Notice 701/8 |
Postal Services Supplied by Royal Mail or Other Licensed Postcomm Operator | Exempt | VAT Notice 700/24 |
(Publications) | ||
Books | 0% | VAT Notice 701/10 |
Children's Painting & Picture Books | 0% | VAT Notice 701/10 |
Maps & Charts | 0% | VAT Notice 701/10 |
Magazines | 0% | VAT Notice 701/10 |
Newspapers | 0% | VAT Notice 701/10 |
Printed or Copied Music | 0% | VAT Notice 701/10 |
Publications | 0% | VAT Notice 701/10 |
Exercise Books, Letterheads, Posters etc… | Standard | VAT Notice 701/10 |
(Clothing & Footwear, Protective & Safety Equipment) | ||
Clothing & Footwear | ||
Baby Wear | 0% | VAT Notice 714 |
Children's Clothes & Footwear | 0% | VAT Notice 714 |
Protective & Safety Equipment | ||
Carrycots With Restraint Straps | 5% | VAT Notice 701/23 |
Children's Car Seats, Booster Seats & Booster Cushions | 5% | VAT Notice 701/23 |
Children's Safety Seats With Bare Wheeled Framework | 5% | VAT Notice 701/23 |
Prams & Pushchairs | Standard | VAT Notice 701/23 |
Cycle Helmets- (CE Marked) | 0% | VAT Notice 701/23 |
Motorcycle Helmets That Meet Safety Standards | 0% | VAT Notice 701/23 |
Protective Boots & Helmets For Industrial Use | 0% | VAT Notice 701/23 |
Financial Services & Investments, Insurance | ||
(Financial Services & Investments) | ||
Financial Services including the issue,transfer,or receipt of or dealing with money, securities for money or orders | Exempt | VAT Notice 701/49 |
The Granting of credit Such As Loans | Exempt | VAT Notice 701/49 |
The Management Of Credit By The Person Who has Granted It | Exempt | VAT Notice 701/49 |
The Provision Of The Facility Of Instalment Credit Finance (E.g.: Hire Purchase) | Exempt | VAT Notice 701/49 |
The Provision Of Qualifying Financial Intermediary Services | Exempt | VAT Notice 701/49 |
The Issue, Transfer or Dealing With A Security, Including Shares & Bonds | Exempt | VAT Notice 701/49 |
The Operation Of A Current, Deposit Or Savings Account | Exempt | VAT Notice 701/49 |
The Management Of A Qualifying Special Investment Fund | Exempt | VAT Notice 701/49 |
Financial Service Supplied as a Separate Element But With Other Goods Or Services | Exempt | VAT Notice 701/49 |
Financial Service Supplied As A Part Of A Single Supply With Other Goods Or Services, (if Principal Element) | Exempt | VAT Notice 701/49 |
Gold Investment Coins | Exempt | VAT Notice 701/21 |
(Insurance) | ||
Friendly Society Subscriptions For The Provision Of Insurance | Exempt | VAT Notice 701/36 |
Insurance & Reinsurance Transactions | Exempt | VAT Notice 701/36 |
Insurance Brokers & Agents Acting In An Intermediary Capacity | Exempt | VAT Notice 701/36 |
Insurance Supplied As A Separate Element But With Other Goods or Services | Exempt | VAT Notice 701/36 |
Insurance Supplied As A Part Of A Single Supply With Other Goods or Services (If Principal Element) | Exempt | VAT Notice 701/36 |