Selling and producing food from home

Member since 19 April 2024

laurableasMember19 April 2024 10:01:23

I make food mainly Christmas festive fayre I also make a type of blood sausage, black puddings so I need to know where I stand on the law and regards to paying vat

SimCityAT Expert

Member since 08 April 2014

SimCityATExpert19 April 2024 12:37:23

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Have a read of this which is a good start.

https://www.3eco.com/resource-center/bl … w-food-law

JimJ ViP

Member since 07 December 2015

JimJViP20 April 2024 09:49:09

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A British friend went into this business a while ago - just selling, not even making food; it was a bureaucratic nightmare. Because it was for sale, there were all sorts of requirements for official cold storage with temperature regulation records etc etc (although he had a number of commercial fridges and freezers at his home, they weren't "sufficient" for the regulations. He gave it up after a while, although he'd built up a good business by then the H&S, VAT etc requirements were just too onerous.

There are (or were) several people who bring over foodstuffs from the UK; as far as I'm aware they are, or certainly were, "unofficial" and I'm told that their transport/storage facilities don't meet the legal requirements. Some of them do good business - it's not hard to undercut others when you're flying under the radar - but sooner or later that knock on the door will come.