Excise warehousing, excise goods movements and alcohol duties: enquiries

Email, phone or write to HMRC with questions about alcohol duties, excise warehousing and moving excise goods (including registrations and returns).

Email

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

Excise drawback, excise warehousing and warrants queries 

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

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

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

Alcohol Duty queries 

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

Moving excise goods and movement guarantee queries 

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

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

Northern Ireland-registered consignee queries 

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

Excise notice queries 

Email : nru.alcohol@hmrc.gov.uk if you have a question about: 

Phone

Call HMRC with questions about:

  • alcohol duties
  • excise duty and excise shops
  • warehousing, warrants and moving excise goods

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.

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Post

Write to HMRC with questions about alcohol duties, excise warehousing and moving excise goods.

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 this address.

Couriers should use a different address.

HMRC contacts

Updates to this page

Published 18 November 2025