Safety Boots, VAT-Free for Work Use
Buying safety boots for your own work? Save 20% at checkout. No paperwork, no rebate to claim later, no hidden conditions. Just a tickbox and you keep the VAT.
How it works
Add boots to your basket
The VAT-free price shows next to the standard inc-VAT price on every eligible product page.
Confirm work use at checkout
Tick the box that says you're an individual buying for your own work use and not VAT-registered. Your total drops by 20% on eligible items.
Pay the VAT-free price
Stripe takes the lower amount. Your order confirmation email shows the saving. Done.
What qualifies
Eligible
- Protective boots that meet EN ISO 20345
- Wellingtons used at work
- Rigger boots and waders
- Waterproof safety boots
When sold to an individual buying for their own work use who is not registered for VAT.
Standard 20% VAT applies
- Safety shoes and trainers (even if EN ISO 20345)
- Sandals, low shoes, executive styles
- Insoles, socks and accessories
- Sales to VAT-registered businesses
The HMRC carve-out is specifically for protective boots, not other footwear types.
Individual or business?
Individual
You're self-employed, employed, or buying boots for yourself to wear at work. You're not personally VAT-registered. Tick the work-use confirmation and pay the VAT-free price.
VAT-registered business
Buying for your team or company that's VAT-registered. We charge the standard 20% VAT and provide a B2B invoice with our VAT number so you can reclaim through your own return. Optionally enter your VAT number at checkout.
The legal bit
The zero VAT rate on protective boots is set out in HMRC Notice 701/23 (Protective equipment). It's a long-standing carve-out designed to make work-essential PPE more affordable for the people who actually wear it.
When you tick the work-use confirmation at checkout you're making a declaration to HMRC, not just to us. We keep a record of the declaration and the timestamp on your order. If your circumstances change, your next purchase can simply be made as a business buyer.
We don't add a fee, take a margin from the VAT, or claim the saving back later. The full 20% goes to you.