UK rules Pringles are -light From Wikinews, the free news source you can write! Saturday, July 5, 2008 Pringles snack Image: André Karwath. Pringles snack Image: André Karwath. A British High has ruled that Pringles are not a snack and therefore not subject to a 17.5% . The , Nicholas Warren, overruled a Value Added (VAT) decision that imposed the 17.5% which is also applied on other products. Pringles' owner Procter & Gamble had claimed at a ruling in May that Pringles do not feel, look, or taste like a crisp. Warren ruled that since Pringles are only 42% , it is exempt from VAT.