Apply to add, remove, or change a warehouse as an authorised excise warehousekeeper
Apply to HMRC to add or remove premises, products or operations for existing warehouse approval holders.
Before you start
You can use this form to request certain amendments to an existing excise general storage or trade facility warehouse approval and to add new premises. You can apply to:
- add another excise warehouse to your warehousekeeper authorisation
- remove an approved excise warehouse from your warehousekeeper authorisation
- add products or operations to an approved warehouse premises
- remove products from an approved warehouse premises
You cannot use this form for any other changes.
You should read Registration and approval of excise goods held in duty suspension (Excise Notice 196) for guidance relating to other changes.
You cannot use this form to make changes to a motor and heating fuels warehouse. You should read Motor and heating fuels general information and accounting for excise duty and VAT (Excise Notice 179).
When you should apply to make changes
You must tell HMRC as soon as possible. You must wait for approval before you make any of the requested changes.
What you’ll need
To apply to make amendments you will need to provide:
- your business details
- your contact details
- the warehousekeeper name and ID
- warehouse premises details, including name, address, type of warehouse and the type of goods that will be stored there
- details of operations you wish to carry out on goods at the warehouse, if applicable
- details of any annexe warehouses, if applicable
- a copy of your business plan
- a copy of your premises plan
Apply online
You’ll need to sign in to apply online. If you do not already have sign in details, you’ll be able to create them.
If you cannot apply online
Contact HMRC in writing to ask for a paper form, if you:
- object to using computers on religious grounds
- cannot use computers because of your age, a disability or because you do not have internet access where you live
Get more information
You can read more about excise warehousing in registration and approval of excise goods held in duty suspension (Excise Notice 196).