HMAG120468 - The Drawback event: Warehousing for Export

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Warehousing for export risks
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Warehousing for export only applies to non-alcoholic liquor goods such as oils or tobacco products intended for export from the UK and additionally for Northern Ireland where goods are dispatched to an EU Member State. Note: chewing tobacco or tobacco for heating cannot be warehoused for export where they are intended for dispatch from Northern Ireland to EU Member States. Warehousing for export permits drawback to be claimed on goods when they are entered in to an excise warehouse. A claimant wishing to claim drawback under this arrangement must do so in accordance with section 8 of Notice 207 (HMRC website) and follow the warehousing advice note requirements. In support of their claim (and in addition to the normal evidence showing payment of the UK duty) they must also submit a certificate of receipt for the goods signed by the warehouse keeper with their claim.

Once entered to the warehouse, the goods must be either dispatched under duty suspension arrangements or exported within 6 months of the claim for drawback being made. The warehouse keeper will provide the claimant with a statement certifying when goods were despatched or exported. This statement will provide either:

  • the EMCS ARC detail if the goods are despatched or
  • detail of the CHIEF reference if they are exported.

During post assurance action you should establish the veracity of this statement by checking directly with CHIEF or EMCS as appropriate.

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