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Seafarer's Earnings Deduction

100% UK tax exemption for qualifying seafarers spending most of their time at sea.

The Seafarer's Earnings Deduction (SED) gives 100% UK income tax exemption to qualifying seafarers who spend most of their time at sea on foreign-going voyages. Strict day-counting rules — track precisely.

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