Excise and gambling duties: enquiries

Contact HMRC with questions about alcohol, tobacco, fuel and gambling duties and warehousing and moving excise goods.

Email

Email HMRC if you’re a warehousekeeper, owner or transporter and have a question about movement guarantees: nruwhseapprovals@hmrc.gov.uk

Email HMRC if you have a question about excise drawback: nationaldrawbackcentre@hmrc.gov.uk

Email HMRC if you have a question about duty stamps: dsst@hmrc.gov.uk

Email HMRC if you have a question about warrants: salford.nwpu@hmrc.gov.uk

Email HMRC if you have a question about Soft Drinks Industry Levy: enquiries.sdil@hmrc.gov.uk

Email HMRC if you have a question about Bingo Duty, Gaming Duty, General Betting Duty, Pool Betting Duty, or Remote Gaming Duty: NRUBettingGaming@hmrc.gov.uk

Email HMRC if you have a question about Lottery Duty or environmental duties, including Landfill Duty and Plastic Packaging Tax: enquiries.eeitts@hmrc.gov.uk

Email HMRC if you have a question about Machine Games Duty: machinegamesduty@hmrc.gov.uk

Email HMRC if you have a question about excise shops: nruwhseapprovals@hmrc.gov.uk

Email HMRC if you have a question about duty on alcohol products or Alcoholic Products Producer Approval: nru.alcohol@hmrc.gov.uk

Email HMRC if you have a question about loading of excise goods and aircraft, ship and train stores: nru.alcohol@hmrc.gov.uk

Email HMRC if you have a question about Northern Ireland-registered consignees: nru.alcohol@hmrc.gov.uk

Email HMRC if you have a question about revenue trader records and Excise Notice 206: nru.alcohol@hmrc.gov.uk

Email HMRC if you have a question about registered mobile operators and Excise Notice 202: nru.alcohol@hmrc.gov.uk

Email HMRC if you have a question about Tobacco Products Duty: nru.alcohol@hmrc.gov.uk

HMRC will only email you with confidential information if you have given them your written agreement that they can do so.

Phone

General excise and indirect tax enquiries

Call HMRC with questions about:

  • alcohol duties
  • environmental taxes
  • excise duty and excise shops
  • gambling duties
  • Tobacco Products Duty
  • warehousing, warrants and moving excise goods

You can also find information in:

Telephone: 0300 200 3700

Textphone: 0300 200 3719

Outside UK: +44 2920 501 261

Opening times: Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm. Closed bank holidays.

Online service problems

Call the HMRC helpdesk if you’re having issues using HMRC online services.

Telephone: 0300 200 3701

Textphone: 0300 200 3719

Outside UK: +44 2920 501 261

Opening times: Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm. Closed bank holidays.

Find out about call charges

Post

Alcohol, tobacco, fuel duties, warehousing and excise goods queries

Write to HMRC at this address with your questions.

HM Revenue and Customs
Excise Written Enquiries Team
BX9 1GL
United Kingdom

Excise duty applications and gambling duties queries

Write to HMRC at this address with your questions.

HM Revenue and Customs
Excise Processing Team
BX9 1GL
United Kingdom

You do not need to include a street name, city name or PO box when writing to these addresses.

Couriers should use a different address.

Find out the HMRC address to write to with questions about imports, exports and customs reliefs.

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Updates to this page

Published 14 May 2025