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Find out about applying for the Spirit Drinks Verification Scheme, how to submit brand information, fees and making sure your production process is compliant.
How to comment on an alcohol licence or ask for an existing licence to be reviewed - what you need to do, who to apply to and what happens at licensing hearings
Find out how you can sell duty-free or duty-paid alcohol and tobacco products through airlines, on ships, in export stores and in duty-free shops.
This series brings together all documents relating to Alcohol and drug research and analysis
Find out the UK's requirements for the holding and movement of excise goods in duty suspension within the UK and the EU.
Find out about the verification checks and what to expect during a visit if you have applied for verification and paid your fee for the Scheme.
Find out how to work out your annual alcohol production if you’re part of a group, or you merge with, or separate from another business.
Application for a personal licence requires your licensing qualifications and details of previous or outstanding applications.
How to follow the law if you sell alcohol at a charity event, including when you need to pay tax.
Guidance and forms for applying for a premises licence to sell alcohol, late night hot food and drink or provide public entertainment.
Declare payment of excise duty for an alcohol warehouse using form W5.
How to work out and apply the residence nil rate band (RNRB) for Inheritance Tax in different circumstances.
Check if a home is eligible for extra tax-free residence allowance if it is left to children, grandchildren or other direct descendants.
Find out when you can remove wine and made-wine without paying Excise Duty and how to do it.
Information for prospective growers of low THC cannabis (industrial hemp), for the production of seed and fibre only.
Use the digital service to register for the Alcohol Wholesaler Registration Scheme (AWRS) or change an existing application or registration.
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