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It's illegal to buy alcohol if you're under 18 and you can be stopped, fined or arrested by the police for drinking in public
Find out about temporary changes to the destruction of spoilt beer, cider, wine or made-wine if you're a brewer, cider producer, wine maker or publican.
Find out how you can import alcohol into the UK and the duty and VAT you need to pay for each method.
How to follow the law if you sell alcohol at a charity event, including when you need to pay tax.
Guidance and forms about Alcohol Duty. Including rates, Small Producer Relief, submitting returns and paying duty.
Submit a return (EX46) to declare duty on beer, and declare other movements in and out of your registered premises.
Find out how to pay your Beer Duty.
Find out if you need to apply for approval to sell alcohol to another business.
Who can get the relief, when to check your eligibility and how to work out your discounted duty rates.
If you intend to brew, pack or hold beer in duty suspension, you must register for Beer Duty using form BPH1 at least 14 days before you start.
Information on the different types of alcohol licences available and guidance on how to apply for them.
More people could be encouraged to purchase alcohol-free drinks under government proposals to make alternatives to alcoholic drinks more widely available.
Find out about Alcoholic Ingredients Relief, which is the repayment of excise duty charged on spirits, beer, wine, other fermented products and cider.
If you trade in draught products, find out if you could pay a reduced rate of Alcohol Duty.
Guidance for businesses.
The figures you’ll need and how to use them to work out your discounted duty rates.
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