Transparency data
HMRC policy meetings with tobacco stakeholders: April to June 2023
Published 27 July 2023
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1. HMRC officials’ meetings with tobacco stakeholders
From 1 April 2023 to 30 June 2023
1.1 Meetings with Tobacco Manufacturers/Importers and Trade Associations
| Date of meeting | HMRC officials | Organisation | Industry officials’ titles | Issues discussed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 April 2023 | Tobacco Policy Official | Tobacco Manufacturers Association (TMA) | Manager | Track and Trace |
| 18 April 2023 | Tobacco Policy Official | Phillip Morris Tobacco | Trade Managers | Track and Trace |
| 20 April 2023 | Tobacco Policy Officials | British American Tobacco, Chancellor Tobacco (UK) Ltd, Gawith & Hoggarth, Imperial Tobacco Limited, Imported Tobacco Products Advisory Council (ITPAC), Japan Tobacco International, Philip Morris International, Tobacco Manufacturers Association (TMA) | Trade Managers | Track and Trace |
| 26 April 2023 | Tobacco Policy Officials | Imported Tobacco Advisory Council (ITPAC); Gawith & Hoggarth, Tor Imports Limited, Hunters & Frankau Limited, Ritmeester Cigars UK Ltd, McChrystal’s Snuff | Director General; Trade Managers | Track and Trace |
| 11 May 2023 | Tobacco Policy Officials | Phillip Morris Tobacco | Trade Managers | Track and Trace |
| 17 May 2023 | Tobacco Policy Officials | Trident Cigars | Trade Managers | Track and Trace |
| 24 May 2023 | Tobacco Policy Officials | Imported Tobacco Advisory Council (ITPAC); Gawith & Hoggarth, Tor Imports Limited, Hunters & Frankau Limited, Ritmeester Cigars UK Ltd, McChrystal’s Snuff | Director General; Trade Managers | Track and Trace |
| 25 May 2023 | Tobacco Policy Officials | British American Tobacco, Chancellor Tobacco (UK) Ltd, Gawith & Hoggarth, Imperial Tobacco Limited, Imported Tobacco Products Advisory Council (ITPAC), Japan Tobacco International, Philip Morris International, Tobacco Manufacturers Association (TMA) | Trade Managers | Track and Trace |
| 15 June 2023 | Tobacco Policy Officials | British American Tobacco, Chancellor Tobacco (UK) Ltd, Gawith & Hoggarth, Imperial Tobacco Limited, Imported Tobacco Products Advisory Council (ITPAC), Japan Tobacco International, Philip Morris International, Tobacco Manufacturers Association (TMA) | Trade Managers | Track and Trace |
| 15 June 2023 | Mike Gilmore, Anthony Crampshee, Emma Gill, Leo Tagg, Kat Cox, Carl Harvey, Carolina Moyano-Izquierdo, Ramzi Mahmoud | Tobacco Manufacturers Association, Imported Tobacco Products Advisory Council | Rupert Lewis (TMA Director); Wyndham Carver (ITPAC Director) | Single Trade Window (STW) – Part 1, High level discussion on the introduction of STW |
| 22 June 2023 | Mike Gilmore, Anthony Crampshee, Emma Gill, Leo Tagg, Kat Cox, Carl Harvey, Carolina Moyano-Izquierdo, Ramzi Mahmoud, Caroline Bennett | Tobacco Manufacturers Association, Imported Tobacco Products Advisory Council | Rupert Lewis (TMA Director); Wyndham Carver (ITPAC Director) | Single Trade Window (STW) – Part 2, Further discussion on the options available for STW |
| 28 June 2023 | Tobacco Policy Officials | Tor Imports | Trade Managers | Track and Trace |
1.2 Meetings with other Tobacco Stakeholders
| Date of meeting | HMRC officials | Organisation | Industry officials’ titles | Issues discussed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 April 2023 | Tobacco Policy Officials | Major retailer | Delivery Managers | Track and Trace |
| 19 April 2023 | Tobacco Policy Official | Major Wholesaler | Delivery Managers | Track and Trace |
| 25 April 2023 | Tobacco Policy Officials | Major retailer | Delivery Managers | Track and Trace |
| 2 May 2023 | Tobacco Policy Officials | Major retailer | Delivery Managers | Track and Trace |
| 9 May 2023 | Tobacco Policy Officials | Wholesale Trade Associations | Delivery Managers | Track and Trace |
| 18 May 2023 | Tobacco Policy Official | Jet2 | Delivery Managers | Track and Trace |
| 19 May 2023 | Tobacco Policy Official | Major retailer, Nisa Retail Limited | Delivery Managers | Track and Trace |
| 23 May 2023 | Tobacco Policy Official | Major retailer, Nisa Retail Limited | Delivery Managers | Track and Trace |
| 26 May 2023 | Tobacco Policy Official | Henderson Group | Managers | Track and Trace |
| 27 June 2023 | Tobacco Policy Official | Abra Wholesales | Delivery Managers | Track and Trace |