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Some Goods and Services and their VAT rates
Exempt from VAT	Betting and gaming Sports events Cultural events Sponsored charity events Education provided by public insitutions Rent of land & property Financial services and insurance Bank charges Health services provided by registered doctors, opticians, pharmacists & dentists Funeral services
Zero rated	Charity fundraising Building work & equipment for disabled people Sewerage services Domestic water Building of new domestic homes Fares for use of public transport Freight transport Aircraft, helicopters & ships Houseboats Caravans Books and newspapers Postage Children's clothes and footwear Protective clothing and equipment for industrial use Prescriptions Most retail food Animal feed (for animals used for human food) Plants and seeds for producing human food
Reduced rate	Energy saving materials in domestic or charity premises Energy for domestic or charity premises Environmentally friendly heating systems Installation and repair of heating systems Renovation and alteration of empty domestic premises Conversion of premises into living accommodation
Full rate VAT	Water supply to industrial premises Additional buildings (e.g. garages) added to existing domestic premises. Commercial buildings, offices, warehouses and factories sold within three years of construction Commercial provision of car parking Food sold in restaurants or for takeaway Ice cream, confectionery (incl. biscuits covered in chocolate), alcohol and crisps Pet food (exept for animals normally used as human food, incl. rabbits) Plants and seeds for ornamental use Cars and other road vehicles

Some Goods and Services and their VAT rates

Exempt from VAT

Betting and gaming
Sports events
Cultural events
Sponsored charity events
Education provided by public insitutions
Rent of land & property
Financial services and insurance
Bank charges
Health services provided by registered doctors, opticians, pharmacists & dentists
Funeral services

Zero rated

Charity fundraising
Building work & equipment for disabled people
Sewerage services
Domestic water
Building of new domestic homes
Fares for use of public transport
Freight transport
Aircraft, helicopters & ships
Houseboats
Caravans
Books and newspapers
Postage
Children's clothes and footwear
Protective clothing and equipment for industrial use
Prescriptions
Most retail food
Animal feed (for animals used for human food)
Plants and seeds for producing human food

Reduced rate

Energy saving materials in domestic or charity premises
Energy for domestic or charity premises
Environmentally friendly heating systems
Installation and repair of heating systems
Renovation and alteration of empty domestic premises
Conversion of premises into living accommodation

Full rate VAT

Water supply to industrial premises
Additional buildings (e.g. garages) added to existing domestic premises.
Commercial buildings, offices, warehouses and factories sold within three years of construction
Commercial provision of car parking
Food sold in restaurants or for takeaway
Ice cream, confectionery (incl. biscuits covered in chocolate), alcohol and crisps
Pet food (exept for animals normally used as human food, incl. rabbits)
Plants and seeds for ornamental use
Cars and other road vehicles