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How to apply VAT rules to supplies, imports and export of gold and investment gold.
Employment Tribunal decision.
A temporary export bar has been placed on a decorated table top once owned by King Louis XIV of France
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Tertiary legislation about gold imports and exports (originally published in VAT Notice 701/21).
Product Safety Report for Tanaya Couture Gold Coloured Earrings presenting a serious chemical risk.
Product Safety Report for Gold Ceramic Professional Press Comb presenting a serious risk of electric shock.
Export bar placed on Iron Age gold brooches to allow time for a UK institution to acquire them.
Product Safety Report for Rangoli Gold Coloured Rings, Silver Coloured Earrings and Silver Necklace presenting a serious chemical risk.
Export bar placed on £2.9 million chandelier to allow time for a UK institution to acquire the work
Product Safety Report for Gold Moon and Star Plush Pendant presenting a serious risk of entanglement.
List of gold coins considered as investment gold coins for VAT exemption as detailed in Group 15 to Schedule 9 of the VAT Act 1994 purposes.
Product Safety Report for Gold Bear Pendant presenting a serious risk of chemical harm to human health
Product Safety Report for Gold Tree Pendant presenting a serious risk of chemical harm to human health
Permitted descriptions for gold plated silver articles at point of sale in the UK.
Product Safety Report for Senteria Gold-Coloured Metal Loop Earrings presenting a serious chemical risk.
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