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Future Winemakers’ Scheme will help domestic wine sector to continue its success
'Pint’ size wine stocked on Britain’s shelves for the first time ever thanks to new freedoms from leaving the European Union
If you intend to produce wine or made-wine for sale, or if you're a commercial grower, you should apply for a licence using form WMW1.
Find out how you can import alcohol into the UK and the duty and VAT you need to pay for each method.
Bringing in goods for personal use when you travel to the UK from abroad - types of tax and duty, duty free, EU and non-EU arrivals, banned and restricted goods.
Following a public consultation, the government has set out reforms for the wine sector which will begin in 2024.
Requirements for importers, retailers and wholesalers selling and labelling wine in Great Britain, including labelling laws for wine imports into England from 1 January 2024.
Use the case studies to help you decide when your goods may (or may not) go beyond insufficient production.
Weights and measures - find out the law on trading standards for packaging and selling products
On the eve of New Year reforms for the wine industry, Environment Secretary Steve Barclay welcomes the scrapping of outdated rules inherited from the EU.
Find the full rates of duty and calculation examples that apply if you make, import or hold beer, cider, spirits, wine or other fermented products.
Find out which types of food are zero-rated and which are standard-rated for VAT purposes.
Requirements for excise goods held in duty suspension in a warehouse by an authorised warehousekeeper, registered owner, duty representative or registered consignor in the UK.
Deregulation of wine legislation to allow for flexibility in the industry.
Find out the UK's requirements for the holding and movement of excise goods in duty suspension within the UK and the EU.
Actions taken by the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) to enforce financial sanctions.
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