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Updates: Excise Due Diligence Condition guidance

2026

5 January 2026 published amendments

Assurance tools: due diligence behaviours risk evaluation template

This page/template to be removed as revised guidance is available within other learning material

Assurance tools: due diligence table of failures template

This page to be archived as the material is no longer required

Assurance tools: contents

EDDC06010, and EDDC06020 have been archived therefore require removal from content list

Excise Due Diligence Condition guidance

Remove EDDC06000 on contents list as its contents have been archived

2020

16 September 2020 published amendments

Compliance testing: human intelligence resource (HUMINT)

Human Intelligence guidance link updated and new link to Hum Int Hub added.

2018

14 December 2018 published amendments

The due diligence condition: a high level view of the condition

Re-draft of this page

The due diligence condition: due diligence checks

Re-drafting of this page

General

Change of page title and content

2017

10 April 2017 published amendments

General: what is due diligence?

More detail included to expand on what due diligence is.

6 April 2017 published amendments

General: contents

Change of page title heading for pages EDDCO1030 and EDDC01040

General: why and when should businesses be carrying out due diligence?

Change of page title and content

General: likely impacts

More detail provided on the likely impacts of due diligence.

The due diligence condition: contents

Addition of page EDDC02021 to contents list

The due diligence condition: HMRC’s expectations of businesses carrying out due diligence

Re-drafting of this page

Compliance testing: contents

Change of title for this sub-contents page and associated index pages

Commpliance testing: the 4-stage approach to due dilligence compliance

Change of page title and new page content

Risks: contents

Change of contents titles and pages

Risks: financial health of the business they will be trading with

Change of page title and content

Risks: identity of the business they are trading with

Change of page title and content

Risks: terms of contract, payment and credit agreements

Change of page title and content

Risks: transport

Change to page title and content

Risks: existence and provenance of goods

Change of page title and content

2016

17 November 2016 published amendments

Compliance visit: risks: contents

Change of title and content

10 November 2016 published amendments

The due diligence condition: contents

Change of page title for EDDC01020

20 October 2016 published amendments

13 October 2016 published amendments

15 September 2016 published amendments