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Is there VAT on folders?

Folders can be 0% or 20% VAT in the UK depending on the job (HMRC VAT Notice 701/10, paragraph 5.2). It's mainly there to hold other things: 20% VAT. It's printed with plenty of information, like a brochure with a flap: 0% VAT.

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Folders

It depends

Most folders are standard-rated. A folder can be zero-rated if it's really a brochure, carrying a good amount of information in its own right.

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Is there VAT on folders?

Folders can be 0% or 20% VAT in the UK depending on the job (HMRC VAT Notice 701/10, paragraph 5.2). It's mainly there to hold other things: 20% VAT. It's printed with plenty of information, like a brochure with a flap: 0% VAT. Most folders are standard-rated. A folder can be zero-rated if it's really a brochure, carrying a good amount of information in its own right.

How do I know which VAT rate applies to folders?

It's mainly there to hold other things: 20% VAT. It's printed with plenty of information, like a brochure with a flap: 0% VAT.

Where does this come from?

HMRC VAT Notice 701/10, paragraph 5.2, HMRC's guidance on zero rating books and printed matter. Read the notice on GOV.UK ↗

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