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How to label spirit drinks that you plan to sell in the UK.
Find out which types of food are zero-rated and which are standard-rated for VAT purposes.
Find out about Alcoholic Ingredients Relief, which is the repayment of Alcohol Duty charged on spirits, beer, wine, other fermented products and cider.
This guide covers alcoholic products definitions and classification including how to calculate the duty. These alcoholic products definitions inform their classification.
A statement from the Committee on Carcinogenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COC).
Find the full rates of duty and calculation examples that apply if you make, import or hold beer, cider, spirits, wine or other fermented products.
List of applications to protect the geographical name of a spirit drink in Great Britain.
It's illegal to buy alcohol if you're under 18 and you can be stopped, fined or arrested by the police for drinking in public
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