Adaptawear- VAT relief eligibility for disabled clothing

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VAT RELIEF

freesmall Certain items on this site are eligible for VAT relief for those who are chronically sick or have a disability.
All of our specific products that qualify for VAT exemption under the VAT Act 1994 are shown exclusive of VAT
This status is given to products which are specifically designed to be used to relieve the symptoms of a chronic illness or disability.

Where the product does not qualify for VAT relief and the price is inclusive of VAT.

Are you eligible for VAT Relief?

VAT relief is available to those who are chronically sick, disabled or terminally ill and who intend to use the product for personal and domestic use.

Chronically sick means that you have an illness that is likely to last a long time eg arthritis, angina. Disabled means substantially and permanently handicapped by illness or injury.

You do not have to be registered disabled to claim relief from VAT, but the nature of your illness or disablement must be specified in your declaration.

Claiming relief from VAT

To claim VAT relief, you must complete a self declaration form. You will be asked whether you wish to claim relief from VAT during the checkout process.

If you do wish to claim you will need to state the illness or medical condition you are suffering from and tick to confirm that you wish to claim exemption and that the information you have provided is correct. The completed form will be available for you to print for your records.

We are required to retain a copy of your declaration and it may be passed to HM Customs & Excise as evidence of your eligibility. If you are in any doubt whether you qualify for VAT relief, please click here to email our customer services or call us on 0845 643 9492.

Alternatively, you may want to contact your local Customs & Excise office directly. The link below takes you to the guidance note published by HM Customs & Excise which provides further information.

If you would like to place your order by telephone and intend to claim VAT relief, we will only be able to despatch your order once we have received a signed declaration.

On receipt of your telephone order, we will send you our brochure which contains an order form which needs to be completed and returned to us. If you would like to request a copy of our brochure, please click here.

Representatives

Where the end user is unable to make the purchase themselves, it is possible for a representative to make a declaration on their behalf. The representative will be required to state the end users name and address and their illness or disability on the VAT declaration