I can get a bottle of 50% isopropyl alcohol here in the UK from a dicount store for about 0.70 UK Pounds (approx 1 US dollar). I use it for general household cleaning.
The bottle is 473 ml (1 US pint). The 50% is by volume.
Alcohol is so heavily taxed in the UK and this is particularly cheap. I suspect that the price of 0.70 UKP many not cover the cost of the UK tax due on it.
Does anyone know how much UK tax should be paid on 230 ml of isopropyl alcohol?
VAT only on retail sales at 17.5%. Consumer prices are usually quoted VAT inclusive, whist trade prices are ex-vat (and will usually be labelled as such). If you are exporting it from the EU there is no vat to pay.
Heavy alcohol taxation is on alcoholic beverages - I don't recommend drinking isopropanol.
No - spirits are subject to excise duty. Isopropyl alcohol isn't a spirit...
Customs and Excise probably do... You could visit their web site. This link may help -
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Not a potable one, anyway.
Now you tell me...
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Does your breath now smell of acetone?
It might if I didn't mix it with Super Tennants.
Only the dreaded VAT. No duty on IPA - 'cos no one drinks it. Had it been ethanol.....
There is duty on Industrial Methylated Sprit though, and that is not exactly drinkable.
No duty?
U pay about 4.50 for 500ml of isopropyl at my local chemist. I thought the high-ish price was mainly for duty.
Am I being way over-charged?
Bulk cost per tonne is £380 ie 38p per litre
Dirk
Actually, since its specific density is ~0.79, that's more like
30p/litre.Similar density, so closer to 10p. Admittedly, those prices are from a 2002 survey, so probably a bit out of date now, especially where oil-derived chemicals are concerned.
Double it and it still looks good.
Dirk
that's a STEEP sales tax... do you pay income tax also? what about a regional/provisional sales or income taxes?
Yes, and National Insurance, which is another type of income tax.
No.
Health care costs are a lot cheaper than in America though.
You are paying for someone(s) to bottle it, store it in bottles, pack it, distribute it, allow for breakage and clean up - now you know how the farmers feel with their milk prices... Off hand, I would estimate that the buying price is around 150-200GBP for a
200 litre drum - but you would not be able (as a private person) to buy a drum in the UK.|beav wrote: | |> On 11 Jul 2006 09:12:46 -0700, " snipped-for-privacy@gglz.com" wrote: |> |>>VAT only on retail sales at 17.5%. |> |> that's a STEEP sales tax... do you pay income tax also? | |Yes, and National Insurance, which is another type of income tax. | |> what about a regional/provisional sales or income taxes? | |No. | | |Health care costs are a lot cheaper than in America though.
Free at the point of need. Good old NHS :-)
I wouldn't use the word free when there are prescription charges, optician charges and dentist charges, but certainly a lot cheaper.
Only if you can find a dentist that's not private...
only after you've spent 45mins waiting for a place in the hospital car park for a parking spot & then forked out a tenner or more for the parking fee.
Not to mention the instant clampers at the surgery who'll get you even if its a dire emergency.
nasty stealth tax
& economics of a mad house.Means hospital medical staff (££££££ per hour) & everyone else waste time due to late arrival of patients, missed appontments, etc etc
stupid old NHS :-((
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