Embryos of animal species which are used for human food may be zero-rated but “anything below” the embryo stage is standard-rated.
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Chocolate body paint is zero rated, but a bar of chocolate is standard rated.
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Colouring books are zero rated unless they contain swear words, nudity or theft – in which case they are standard rated.
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Ferret food has recently been ruled to be subject to 20% tax when previously it was VAT free (from 1973).
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You pay VAT on the first 28 days of a stay at a hotel, but from the 29th the accommodation is VAT free.
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Peanuts in shells are zero rated, salted peanuts are standard rated.
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Food that is too hot to eat can be classed as cold food for VAT purposes.
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Aphrodisiacs can be food and therefore VAT free. Capsules, drops, powders and sprays presented as aphrodisiacs that stimulate libido are intended for human consumption and are taken orally. The fact that consumption of the product may have positive effects on the sexual desire of the person ingesting it is irrelevant.
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So that’s what it’s called….. From HMRC guidance – “For the purposes of establishing the place of supply of services, stallion nominations (The right to nominate a mare to be covered by a stallion in one breeding season) and the covering of mares is treated as ‘work carried out on goods’.”
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Protein drinks are standard rated (they are not “food”) although they “deliver nutrition” to consumers and are derived from milk, which is itself zero rated.