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The figures you’ll need and how to use them to work out your discounted duty rates.
Traditional term for wine
Find out how to import your personal belongings, pets and private motor vehicles when moving or returning to the UK.
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 about Import VAT and Customs Duty when you send gifts into the UK.
Use the online service or print and post form (EX597) to claim relief on excise duty when you use alcohol in the production or manufacture of eligible articles.
It's illegal to buy alcohol if you're under 18 and you can be stopped, fined or arrested by the police for drinking in public
Find out what you need to do when exporting commercial goods out of Great Britain in your accompanied baggage or small vehicle.
Find out about Alcoholic Ingredients Relief, which is the repayment of excise duty charged on spirits, beer, wine, other fermented products and cider.
Food and drink labelling and packaging regulations - what you must show, warnings, health and organic labels and packaging standards.
Seeking views on the third phase of reforms to wine regulation. This follows previous reforms to labelling requirements, packaging flexibility and oenological practices.
Find out about operations that can be carried out on alcohol goods received and stored in bulk in an excise warehouse.
Check the rates of duty for beer, cider, spirits, wine and other fermented products.
Information on the different types of alcohol licences available and guidance on how to apply for them.
Protected wine name with Protected Designation of Origin (PDO)
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