- Increasing demand for vegan foods raises the importance of their tax treatment
- Main ingredients in meat substitutes include water, gluten, proteins, and fats
- Vegan meat substitutes are not directly listed in the tariff positions of the UStG
- They cannot be classified using the General Rules for the Interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature
- They are not considered privileged mixtures or compounds
- Guidelines for classifying retail product sets and the BMF letter from 2004 are not applicable
Source: datenbank.nwb.de
Note that this post was (partially) written with the help of AI. It is always useful to review the original source material, and where needed to obtain (local) advice from a specialist.
