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How to pay the Soft Drinks Industry Levy, Soft Drinks Industry Levy penalty, or claim a levy credit.
Submit a return (EX46) to declare duty on beer, and declare other movements in and out of your registered premises.
Find out about applying for the Spirit Drinks Verification Scheme, how to submit brand information, fees and making sure your production process is compliant.
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
Who can get the relief, when to check your eligibility and how to work out your discounted duty rates.
Find out about Alcoholic Ingredients Relief, which is the repayment of excise duty charged on spirits, beer, wine, other fermented products and cider.
Your tap water should be clear and bright - water quality advice, reporting problems, how to complain
Find out when and how to register for the levy.
See the list of applications to protect the geographical name of a food, drink or agricultural product in Great Britain.
Using an ecological momentary assessment to evaluate your digital health product.
Submit a return (EX606) to declare duty on wine, cider and other fermented products (formally made-wine) each month.
Find out which types of food are zero-rated and which are standard-rated for VAT purposes.
How bottled water producers can get a natural mineral water recognised in England, and rules you need to follow to produce and label it.
Find out about applications to protect traditional terms related to wine products in Great Britain.
How to work out the dilution ratio of your drink, and what records you need to keep about the dilution ratio for the Soft Drinks Industry Levy.
Find out about the long-term effects some people can have after having COVID-19.
Find out how to submit brand details to HMRC for Scotch Whisky, Irish Whiskey, Irish Cream, Irish Poteen, Somerset Cider Brandy and Single Malt Welsh Whisky if you're a verified bottler.
More people could be encouraged to purchase alcohol-free drinks under government proposals to make alternatives to alcoholic drinks more widely available.
Applications, changes and cancellations for consideration under the UK geographical indications (GI) schemes, how to object and appeal against decisions.
Hand luggage restrictions at UK airports - carry-on luggage, checked-in baggage, restricted items and liquids, electronic devices carried from Turkey, Lebanon, Egypt and Saudi Arabia
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