HMRC policy meetings with tobacco stakeholders: January to March 2023
Published 24 April 2023
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1. HMRC officials’ meetings with tobacco stakeholders
From 1 January 2023 to 31 March 2023
1.1 Meetings with Tobacco Manufacturers/Importers and Trade Associations
| Date of meeting | HMRC officials | Organisation | Industry officials’ titles | Issues discussed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 January 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, Tobacco Manufacturers Association (TMA) | Trade Managers | Track and Trace |
| 25 January 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; Managing Directors | Track and Trace |
| 16 February 2023 | Tobacco Policy Officials | British American Tobacco | Trade Managers | Track and Trace |
| 03 March 2023 | Tobacco Policy Officials | Imperial Tobacco Limited | Trade Managers | Track and Trace |
| 07 March 2023 | Tobacco Policy Officials | Japan Tobacco International | Trade Managers | Track and Trace |
| 07 March 2023 | Mike Gilmore, Catherine Ayres, Nisadha Bandara | Tobacco Manufacturers Association; Imported Tobacco Products Advisory Council | Rupert Lewis (TMA Director); Wyndham Carver (ITPAC Director) | Meeting with external trade associations following the announcement of the Windsor Framework |
| 22 March 2023 | Tobacco Policy Officials, Mike Gilmore, (EU Transition team) | Imported Tobacco Advisory Council (ITPAC), Gawith & Hoggarth, Tor Imports Limited, Hunters & Frankau Limited, Ritmeester Cigars UK Ltd, McChrystal’s Snuff | Trade Managers | Track and Trace, Update on Windsor Framework announcement |
| 24 March 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, Tobacco Manufacturers Association (TMA) | Trade Managers | Track and Trace |
1.2 Meetings with other Tobacco Stakeholders
| Date of meeting | HMRC officials | Organisation | Industry officials’ titles | Issues discussed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 January 2023 | Tobacco Policy Officials | Major retailer | Delivery Managers | Track and Trace |
| 31 January 2023 | Tobacco Policy Officials | Major retailer | Delivery Managers | Track and Trace |
| 28 February 2023 | Tobacco Policy Officials | Major retailer | Delivery Managers | Track and Trace |
| 14 March 2023 | Tobacco Policy Officials | Major retailer | Delivery Managers | Track and Trace |
| 28 March 2023 | Tobacco Policy Officials | Major retailer | Delivery Managers | Track and Trace |
| 29 March 2023 | Tobacco Policy Officials | Major retailer | Delivery Managers | Track and Trace |