
Policy Paper: The Excise Duties Regulations 2024
This policy paper, including tax information and impact note, makes a variety of technical changes to the holding and movement of excise goods legislation applicable in Northern Ireland.

This policy paper, including tax information and impact note, makes a variety of technical changes to the holding and movement of excise goods legislation applicable in Northern Ireland.

DEFRA are looking for businesses to take part in a study to assess the current Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs)* for UK (GB) exports to the EU and for GB trade with Northern Ireland (NI) in selected agri-food and fisheries sectors.


The bank details for paying via bank transfer have been updated.

HMRC are aware of some EMCS service issues that are currently being investigated.

Have a look at our bullet-point guide to UK excise warehouse safety.

This month HMRC are writing to approved producers of alcoholic products in the UK to tell them about the new digital service they will be launching in March 2025 and how to get ready.

On 21st August 2024, UK Trade Secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, visited a Scotland based distillery in order to celebrate Brazil’s decision to grant special protected status to Scotch Whisky.

Issues being experienced with the EMCS service have now been resolved.

References to CHIEF have been removed from the guidance as CHIEF has been decommissioned.

An updated version of section 13 (Exports) of excise notice 197 to be published shortly on GOV.UK.

Clive and Graham are joined by Dr. Grant Charlesworth-Jones and Leon Toms, from D4Drivers, to discuss health & wellbeing within the excise and customs arena.