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<div class="grid-row">
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<div class="gem-c-title
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<h1 class="gem-c-title__text ">
VAT rates
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<p>The standard <abbr title="Value Added Tax">VAT</abbr> rate is <em>20%</em></p>
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<h2 id="vat-rates-for-goods-and-services">
<abbr title="Value Added Tax">VAT</abbr> rates for goods and services</h2>
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Rate</th>
<th>% of <abbr title="Value Added Tax">VAT</abbr>
</th>
<th>What the rate applies to</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Standard</td>
<td>20%</td>
<td>Most goods and services</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Reduced rate</td>
<td>5%</td>
<td>Some goods and services, eg children’s car seats and home energy</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Zero rate</td>
<td>0%</td>
<td>Zero-rated goods and services, eg most food and children’s clothes</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>The standard rate of <abbr title="Value Added Tax">VAT</abbr> increased to 20% on 4 January 2011 (from 17.5%).</p>
<p>Some things are exempt from <abbr title="Value Added Tax">VAT</abbr>, eg postage stamps, financial and property transactions.</p>
<p>The <a href="/vat-businesses/vat-rates"><abbr title="Value Added Tax">VAT</abbr> rate businesses charge</a> depends on their goods and services.</p>
<p>Check the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/rates-of-vat-on-different-goods-and-services">rates of <abbr title="Value Added Tax">VAT</abbr></a> on different goods and services.</p>
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