VTRANS070100 - The handling and storage of ship and aircraft cargo: Law
The law relating to the handling and storage of ship and aircraft cargo in a port or airport is in the VAT Act 1994, Schedule 8, Group 8, item 6(b).
6. Any services provided for -
(b) the handling or storage-
i) in a port,
ii) on land adjacent to a port,
iii) in a customs and excise airport
iv) an international railway area, or
v) in temporary storage facility
of goods carried in a ship, aircraft or railway vehicle.
Notes
5. Item 6 does not include the letting on hire of goods
(1)
In item 6
(a) 鈥減ort鈥 and 鈥渢emporary storage facility鈥 have the same meanings as in the Management Act;
(b) 鈥渋nternational railway area鈥 means
(i) any place which may be designated as a railway customs area by virtue of section 26(1ZB) of the Management Act, or
(ii) such other place relating to international rail travel as may be specified in a notice published by the Commissioners;
(c) 鈥渞ailway vehicle鈥 has the same meaning as in section 83 of the Railways Act 1993.
The references to 鈥渋nternational railway area鈥 and 鈥渞ailway vehicle鈥, and therefore zero rating, only apply from the end of the transition period following UK leaving the EU (31 December 2020).