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Find out which drinks are liable for the Soft Drinks Industry Levy, and how much you may need to pay.
How to label spirit drinks that you plan to sell in the UK.
Find out how you can import alcohol into the UK and the duty and VAT you need to pay for each method.
Find out about Alcoholic Ingredients Relief, which is the repayment of excise duty charged on spirits, beer, wine, other fermented products and cider.
Forms to make a change to a non-UK wine or spirit drink specification on the UK geographical indication (GI) schemes register.
'Pint’ size wine stocked on Britain’s shelves for the first time ever thanks to new freedoms from leaving the European Union
Find out when you can remove wine and made-wine without paying Excise Duty and how to do it.
If you trade in draught products, find out if you could pay a reduced rate of Alcohol Duty.
How to apply to protect a food, drink or agricultural product name under the UK GI schemes.
Find out which types of food are zero-rated and which are standard-rated for VAT purposes.
Over 38,000 UK pubs and bars have seen a tax cut on the pints they pull from today (1 August 2023) as the government’s historic alcohol duty changes take effect.
Find out about the UK geographical indication (GI) schemes that protect the geographical names of food, drink and agricultural products, and the UK GI schemes registers.
How to change the specification of a product name registered under the UK GI schemes, and object to a substantial change.
More people could be encouraged to purchase alcohol-free drinks under government proposals to make alternatives to alcoholic drinks more widely available.
How to apply to protect a spirit drink name under the UK GI schemes.
Find out if you need to apply for approval to sell alcohol to another business.
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