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Find and use tools and calculators that will help you work out your tax.
Check the rates of duty for beer, cider, spirits, wine and other fermented products.
Find out the UK’s requirements for the holding and movement of excise goods in duty suspension within the UK and the EU.
Find out about the simplified rates of customs and excise duty used when you declare your personal goods online.
This guide explains the effects of the law and regulations covering the production, storage and accounting for duty on alcoholic products. It is intended for commercial producers, packagers, importers and exporters of alcoho…
Use the online service to submit Alcohol Duty returns for alcoholic products, including beer, cider, spirits, wine, and other fermented products.
Use the digital service to register for the Alcohol Wholesaler Registration Scheme (AWRS) or change an existing application or registration.
Find the full rates of duty and calculation examples that apply if you make, import or hold beer, cider, spirits, wine or other fermented products.
Check if you must register for the Alcohol Wholesaler Registration Scheme (AWRS) to sell alcoholic products to another business.
Apply for approval from HMRC to produce alcoholic products such as beer, cider, spirits, wine, and other fermented products in the UK.
When you must use the Excise Movement and Control System (EMCS), and how to register and enrol.
How to import alcoholic products into the UK and the duty and VAT you need to pay when you do.
How to move, store and trade duty-suspended and duty-paid excise goods.
Use Alcohol and Tobacco Warehousing Declarations to send your excise warehousing returns and payment warrants to HMRC.
Who can get the relief, when to check your eligibility and how to work out your discounted duty rates.
How to pay Alcohol Duty if you are an approved alcoholic products producer, and how long it takes for your payment to reach HMRC.
Regulations that brewers and contract brewers must comply with when producing beer to sell.
How to apply for authorisation to produce, stock, distribute, sell or use denatured alcohol.
You'll need approval from HMRC to produce alcoholic products such as beer, cider, spirits, wine, and other fermented products in the UK.
Find out about the Spirit Drinks Verification Scheme if you produce a UK spirit drink with a protected Geographical Indication.
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