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Legal standards for labelling and composition of food products such as bottled water, milk and meat.

• Updated: 20 September 2022

How to get relief from excise duty on oil used in certain ways using the Industrial Relief Scheme, also known as the Tied Oils Scheme.

• Updated: 5 February 2024

This page provides details of the efficacy and toxicity tests oil spill treatment products (OSTPs) must pass before being approved for use in UK waters, including information on the associated fees and methods for payment.

• Updated: 26 February 2025

Regulations and guidance on fees and charging for environmental and other regulatory functions for offshore oil and gas exploration and production, offshore gas unloading and storage and offshore carbon dioxide storage activities.

• Updated: 14 June 2024

VAT treatment of transactions in commodities, commodity derivatives and on terminal markets.

• Updated: 18 October 2011

How businesses can get a rebate of duty on light oil used as a furnace fuel.

• Updated: 18 January 2024

Find out how to apply VAT zero rating for the supply of those plants and seeds that are used to grow food for human consumption.

• Updated: 22 September 2021

Find out what animal by-products you can use to make biodiesel, whether you need approval, how to process them and how to use the products.

• Updated: 13 October 2014

Competent authorities of exporting countries should use the relevant model health certificate as a template to create a version exporters can apply for to export fish oil to Great Britain, the Channel Islands or Isle of Man.

• Updated: 1 January 2006