HMRC policy meetings with tobacco stakeholders: April to June 2025
Updated 30 October 2025
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1. HMRC officials’ meetings with tobacco stakeholders
From 1 April 2025 to 30 June 2025
1.1 Meetings with tobacco manufacturers/importers and trade associations
| Date of meeting | HMRC officials | Organisation | Industry officials’ titles | Issues discussed |
| 1 April 2025 | Tobacco Policy Officials | Phillip Morris | Trade Managers | Track and Trace |
| 4 April 2025 | Tobacco Policy Officials | Phillip Morris | Trade Managers | Track and Trace |
| 29 April 2025 | Excise Policy Officials | Imported Tobacco Products Advisory Council (ITPAC) | Director | Regular meeting of the Joint Excise Consultation Group (JECG) |
| 9 May 2025 | Vaping Policy Officials, Compliance Officials | British American Tobacco | Head of Indirect Tax | Storage and transport of vaping products |
| 15 May 2025 | Vaping Policy Officials | British American Tobacco, Imperial Brands, Japan Tobacco International, Philip Morris | Managers | Response to consultation on additional compliance measures for Vaping Products Duty |
| 27 May 2025 | Vaping Policy Officials | British American Tobacco, Imperial Brands, Japan Tobacco International | Managers | Response to consultation on additional compliance measures for Vaping Products Duty |
| 9 June 2025 | Tobacco Policy Officials | Tobacco Manufacturers Association (TMA), Japan Tobacco International; Imperial Brands, British American Tobacco, Phillip Morris | Director; Trade Managers | Track and Trace |
| 18 June 2025 | Tobacco Policy Officials | Imperial Brands | Managers | European agreement with Imperial Tobacco |
| 18 June 2025 | Tobacco Policy Officials | British American Tobacco | EU Cooperation Agreement Managers | European agreement with British American Tobacco |
| 23 June 2025 | Vaping Policy Officials | Phillip Morris | Managers | Vaping duty stamps |
1.2 Meetings with other tobacco stakeholders
| Date of meeting | HMRC officials | Organisation | Industry officials’ titles | Issues discussed |
| 8 April 2025 | Tobacco Policy Officials | Major Retailers | Delivery Managers | Track and Trace |
| 6 May 2025 | Tobacco Policy Officials | Major Retailers | Delivery Managers | Track and Trace |
| 27 May 2025 | Tobacco Policy Officials | Major Retailers | Delivery Managers | Track and Trace |
| 2 June 2025 | Tobacco Policy Officials | Major Retailers | Delivery Managers | Track and Trace |
| 10 June 2025 | Tobacco Policy Officials | Major Retailers | Delivery Managers | Track and Trace |
| 24 June 2025 | Tobacco Policy Officials | Major Retailers | Delivery Managers | Track and Trace |