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Is there VAT on books?

Books are zero-rated (0% VAT) in the UK under HMRC VAT Notice 701/10, paragraph 3.1.

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Books and booklets are zero-rated. Pages of reading matter bound together, with or without a cover.

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Is there VAT on books?

Books are zero-rated (0% VAT) in the UK under HMRC VAT Notice 701/10, paragraph 3.1. Books and booklets are zero-rated. Pages of reading matter bound together, with or without a cover.

Is the design and artwork for books zero-rated too?

If your printer does the design, typesetting or finishing as part of the same zero-rated print job, that work can be zero-rated too. Design bought separately from a studio is a standard-rated service.

Where does this come from?

HMRC VAT Notice 701/10, paragraph 3.1, HMRC's guidance on zero rating books and printed matter. Read the notice on GOV.UK ↗

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