Medicinal Equipment and Supplies Zero rate VAT relief guidance

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1 Medicinal Equipment and Supplies Zero rate VAT relief guidance For help/advice on VAT please There are certain instances where medical equipment and supplies can be zero-rated for VAT purposes when bought by the University (not the subsidiaries of the University). In these instances, a certificate should be obtained from the in-house Tax Specialist to declare its eligibility for relief. This certificate should then be provided to the supplier at the point of order so that they know to zero rate the supply. The zero rating relief covers the following equipment only when purchased mainly for medical or veterinary research, training, diagnosis or treatment: o medical equipment; o scientific equipment; o computer equipment and certain software; o video equipment; o sterilising equipment; o laboratory equipment; o refrigeration equipment; o parts and accessories for use in or with any of the above equipment o the repair and maintenance of qualifying equipment. In addition, where the University carries out medical or veterinary research, the purchase of substances directly used for testing, or for mixing with other substances in the course of that research, can be zero rated. A substance can be natural or artificial, and can be in solid or liquid form or in the form of a gas or vapour. If the substance is purchased in the form of gas the zero-rating will also apply to the cylinder rental. The main areas where the University tends to obtain zero-rating are: eligible equipment or consumables purchased for training students in the School of Nursing and Midwifery and the School of Allied Health and Community eligible equipment, consumables and substances purchased for specific medical research projects in the School of Science and the Environment A brief checklist of allowable and unallowable items is included on the following pages. If the item is not included below, please contact the in-house Tax Specialist for advice or call the supplier to check. Further information can be obtained from: Page 1 of 8

2 Air conditioners Air control systems, specialist (capable of precisely controlling pressure, temperature and humidity) Air filters, general Air filtration systems, specialist (built to meet specific circumstances) Air showers Alarms, security of smoke Alarm bracelets Alcohol spray Anaesthetic apparatus Aprons, lead lined for x-ray protection Aprons, other Artificial limbs Autoclaves Sterilising equipment Bactericides Bandages Barometers Bedpans Bedpan washers, with sterilising steam cycle Sterilising equipment Bedpan washers, other Beds, highly specialised (for example, net suspension or medical water beds) Beds, hospital with tilting action or variable height features Biocidal sprays Page 2 of 8

3 Blankets Bunsen burners Cameras, still Cameras, video Cameras, digital (with video capability) Cameras, thermal imaging Cartridges, printer Catering equipment Catheters CD players or recorders Centrifuges Clamps, medical Scientific or laboratory equipment Cleaning equipment Closed circuit television systems Commode chairs Computer disks and tapes Computer keyboards Computer mouse Computer printers, including networking and multi-function printers, provided there is evidence the item is to be used mainly for medical or veterinary research, and so on. Computer screens Computer screen filters Computer server Computer equipment Computer equipment Computer stationery Page 3 of 8

4 Computer tablet, including ipads Computer equipment, provided there is evidence the item is to be used mainly for medical or veterinary research, and so on. Cotton wool Curtains Data Deep freezers Dental chairs Dental drills Dental mirrors Dental spittoons Refrigeration equipment Disinfectants Drip poles Drugs trolleys DVD players, recorders or blank DVDs Endoscopes Electro-cardiographs Ethernet Eye test charts Examination couches, adjustable First aid kits, supplied as prepackaged units Forceps Fuel Fume cupboards Gloves, nitrile Gloves, surgical Page 4 of 8

5 Gloves, other Gymnasium equipment Hearing aids Heart pacemakers Hoists and patient lifting devices Howie-style lab coats (reusable) or goods for use of disabled person Howie-style lab coats (disposable) Hypodermic needles Ice-making machines Identification bracelets for patients ipads Refrigeration equipment Computer equipment iphones Kidney bowls Lab coats, including Howie-style reusable lab coats Laboratory benches Laboratory glassware Lockers Mattresses, specially designed for the relief or prevention of pressure sores Medicine measures, graduated Microscopes Scientific or laboratory equipment Mobile phones Nurse call systems Page 5 of 8

6 Occupational therapy materials Operating lights Overbed tables Overhead projection units Pagers Patient trolleys and stretchers Physiotherapy equipment, specialised other than gymnasium equipment Pillows, orthopaedic, specially designed and used for neck or spinal injuries Pillows, other Pipettes Power supplies, including UPS Printer cartridges Projectors (including ceiling mounted options) Radiography equipment Renal dialysis units Resuscitation equipment Resuscitation dummies or goods for use of disabled person Resuscitation training model Routers Scalpels Screens Sharps bins Smartphones Sound systems Sphygmomanometers Page 6 of 8

7 Splints Stationery Sterilising solutions Sterilising wipes Stethoscopes Surgical gloves Surgical gowns Surgical masks Suture needles Swabs Syringes Tablet, computer (including ipads) Computer equipment, provided there is evidence the item is to be used mainly for medical or veterinary research, and so on Tape recorders Telephones Television sets Test tubes Thermal imaging cameras Thermometers, clinical Thermometers, other Tongue depressors Towels Uniforms USB memory sticks Video cameras Computer equipment Page 7 of 8

8 Video tapes Video players Video monitors Wall screens or monitors Waste disposal bags, boxes, jars and sacks Waste disposal machinery Weighing machines Wheelchairs WiFi systems Wipes, clean room Wipes, sterilising Wound dressings -ray films or plates -ray machines medical -ray machines other -ray viewers Page 8 of 8