Setting Up a UK Company for Spices & Condiments

Pakistani spices and masalas have a loyal UK market. A UK company lets you brand, wholesale and sell online.

How to set up your UK company

The process is the same wherever you are in Pakistan, and you never need to travel to the UK. As spices & condiments, here is how we get you trading:

1. Register your UK limited company — usually within 24 hours, with directors, shareholders and share structure set up correctly.
2. Get a UK registered office — a UK address for Companies House and HMRC, keeping your home address private.
3. Register for VAT and an EORI where needed — so you can import stock and reclaim or charge VAT correctly (see below).
4. Open a UK business bank account — so your company can receive payments and pay suppliers in GBP.

Banking & getting paid

A UK business or fintech account (such as Wise or Revolut Business) lets your company invoice clients, receive marketplace payouts and pay suppliers in pounds — usually without visiting the UK. We guide non-resident directors through the options and help prepare your documents.

VAT & tax for Spices & Condiments

VAT. Most spices and cooking ingredients are zero-rated (0%) for VAT, though some prepared sauces/snacks are standard-rated. Registering lets you reclaim import VAT. Food labelling and safety rules apply.

Corporation tax. Corporation tax on profit. You take money out as a mix of salary and dividends, and we plan this efficiently.

Key considerations for spices & condiments

• Food labelling and allergen rules
• Zero vs standard-rated products
• Import controls

How Kingswood helps Spices & Condiments

We are UK-headquartered Chartered Certified Accountants with an office in Lahore, so you get UK expertise with local support in Urdu and English. For spices & condiments we handle:

• Formation, EORI and VAT
• VAT treatment per product
• Bookkeeping and accounts