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Adult Activity Book Without Explicit Material (A_BOOK_ADULT)
What is this code used for?
This code is intended to be used for adult-marketed and themed colouring or activity books without explicit material. Adult-marketed and themed colouring or activity books with explicit material should use A_GEN_STANDARD.
What kinds of products are typically included?
Items typically included within this product tax code include colouring, dot-to-dot and other activity books for the adult audience without explicit material. Explicit material includes, pornography, profanity, extreme violence and drug use.
What kinds of products are typically excluded?
Items typically excluded from this tax product code are as follows:
- Printed books and booklets
- Audiobooks (downloadable)
- Calendars, diaries, journals and stationery
- Magazines
- Audiobooks (CD or cassette)
- E-books
- Cards
- Explicit Adult Activity Books
| Product Taxability Rules | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Country Code | VAT Rate |
| Austria | AT | S |
| Belgium | BE | S |
| Bulgaria | BG | S |
| Croatia | HR | S |
| Cyprus | CY | S |
| Czech Republic | CZ | S |
| Denmark | DK | S |
| Estonia | EE | S |
| Finland | FI | S |
| France | FR | S |
| Germany | DE | S |
| Greece | GR | S |
| Hungary | HU | S |
| Ireland | IE | Z |
| Italy | IT | S |
| Latvia | LV | S |
| Lithuania | LT | S |
| Luxembourg | LU | S |
| Malta | MT | S |
| Netherlands | NL | R |
| Poland | PL | S |
| Portugal | PT | S |
| Romania | RO | S |
| Slovakia | SK | S |
| Slovenia | SI | S |
| Spain | ES | SR |
| Sweden | SE | S |
| United Kingdom | GB | Z |
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| S | Standard Rate |
| R | Reduced Rate 1 |
| R2 | Reduced Rate 2 |
| SR | Super-Reduced Rate |
| Z | Zero Rate |
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- Always Taxable at the Standard Rate (A_GEN_STANDARD)
- Audiobooks (A_BOOK_AUDIOBOOK)
- Dietary supplements (A_HPC_DIETARYSUPPL)
- General Baby Clothing (A_CLTH_BABY)
- General Children's Clothing (A_CLTH_CHILD)
- General Food Products (A_FOOD_GEN)
- Plant Fertilisers (A_OUTDOOR_FERTILIZER)
- Insecticides, Herbicides, and Fungicides (A_OUTDOOR_LAWNCONTROL)
- Printed books (A_BOOKS_GEN)
- Vitamins and minerals (A_HLTH_VITAMINS)
- Outside the scope of VAT (A_GEN_NOTAX)
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Clothing (A_HPC_PPECLOTHING)
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Masks (A_HPC_PPEMASKS)
- Sanitisers (A_HPC_PPESANITISER)
- Thermometers (A_HPC_THERMOMETER)
- Wheelchairs (A_HPC_WHEELCHAIR)
- Firewood and Outdoor Cooking Fuels (A_OUTDOOR_FUEL)
- Fizzy Drinks and Juices Unsweetened (A_FOOD_SODAJUICEUNSWEET)
- Corrective Contact Lenses (A_HPC_CONTACTLENSES)
- Corrective Glasses (A_HPC_CORRECTIVEGLASSES)
- Washable Female Hygienic and Other Sanitary Products (A_HPC_SANITARYPRODUCTSWASHABLE)
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