HMRC Update: Excise approvals modernisation
2nd December 2025
An update on the HMRC plans to modernise excise approvals.
An update on the HMRC plans to modernise excise approvals.
On 26th November 2025, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Rt Hon Rachel Reeves MP, gave her Autumn Budget 2025 speech which set out the government’s plans to strengthen foundations for a secure future.
HMRC have shared the following update regarding upcoming EMCS system maintenance.
The following is an update from HM Treasury, regarding changes to alcohol duty that were announced in the Budget.
Mike Gilmore, Excise Policy Lead at HM Revenue & Customs, will be a speaker at the BWA Members’ Forum 2026.
An update on the availability and downtime for PPT, ICS2, and AWRS.
Stuart Maxwell, Chief Operating Officer at Proof 8, will be a speaker at the BWA Members’ Forum 2026.
There will be EMCS portal downtime on Thursday 20th November.
New HMRC service lets businesses download their customs import and export data.
New changes will enable bus, coach and lorry drivers with diabetes to use Continuous Glucose Monitoring Systems.
HMRC have shared an important information regarding some forthcoming changes to the handling of indirect exports from Northern Ireland within the Customs Declaration Service (CDS).
HMRC have shared an update on upcoming EMCS service unavailability.
The system used by the TSS Portal to submit safety and security declarations, known as Entry Summary Declarations (ENS), is undergoing a major change.
Negotiators from the UK and Switzerland held the eighth round of talks on an enhanced Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between 20 and 24 October 2025 in Switzerland.
How the BWA is supporting members involved in the excise sector, including the vaping industry.
The Bonded Warehousekeepers Association (BWA) is pleased to announce that it will be exhibiting at the upcoming Warehouse. & Yard. 2026, the evolution of the event formerly known as Inside Warehouse & Logistics Expo (IWLEX), taking place at the NEC Birmingham on 30 June – 1 July 2026.
Planned downtime for AWRS has been announced.
The UK Government is pressing business leaders to take urgent action on cybersecurity as attacks grow in scale and sophistication.