Alcohol Duty: payments and reliefs
Payments and reliefs for alcohol duties.
Please note: Alcohol Duties guidance from HM Revenue & Customs can be found on the GOV.UK website. We provide links to the key information below.
How to pay Alcohol Duty if you are an approved alcoholic products producer, and how long it takes for your payment to reach HMRC.
Who can get the relief, when to check your eligibility, and how to work out your discounted duty rates.
Use the online calculator to find out your Alcohol Duty rates.
Use the online service or print and post form (EX597) to claim relief on excise duty when you use alcohol in the production or manufacture of eligible articles.
Find out if you can use the Excise Payment Security System when paying the duty due on excise goods released for consumption in the UK.
Find out how to work out your annual alcohol production if you鈥檙e part of a group, or you merge with, or separate from another business.
Find out about Alcoholic Ingredients Relief, which is the repayment of excise duty charged on spirits, beer, wine, other fermented products and cider.
Find out the criteria that HM Revenue and Customs use to assess your application to use the EPSS.
You may qualify for relief from Alcohol Duty if you use alcohol as an ingredient, or for medical, scientific, and manufacturing purposes.