Any submissions to EMCS between the times above will be held internally and a response will not be issued by EMCS until after 10:00am on Monday 10th March 2025.
For any consignments due for dispatch during this planned downtime, please submit the eAD movement details to EMCS in advance where possible. The Fallback Procedures will be available if required, guidance can be found on (Gov.UK) website – Excise Notice 197, Section 3 – If EMCS is not available.
Further information can be found on the EMCS service availability and issues page – Excise movement and control system — service availability and issues – GOV.UK
HMRC apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.




