Scottish snowballs VAT free, but if you buy Swedish snowballs, they are standard rated.
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Sweetened rice cakes are zero-rated, but savoury flavoured ones are VATable.
BUT… The problem area is salted rice cakes. Lightly salted cakes are considered to require further preparation before consumption (and are therefore zero-rated) whereas more heavily salted rice cakes do not and are standard rated. However, there is no guideline as to where this borderline falls .
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In or out?
If a biscuit is covered, even partially, in chocolate the VAT is 20%, but if the chocolate is inside, say a choc chip cookie or a bourbon, it is VAT free.
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Gingerbread men: No tax is due if the figure has two chocolate spots for its eyes, but any chocolate-based additions, such as buttons or a belt, mean VAT is payable.