UK to Modernize Alcohol Duty Payments
An upcoming digital service being prepared by the U.K. government is expected to modernize and simplify duty payments for alcohol trade, according to the Chartered Institute of Export & International Trade, a U.K. trade association.
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The U.K. said in a recent email to industry that it plans to launch the service in March 2025, making it “simpler, quicker, and easier for domestic producers of alcoholic products to account for and pay the duty they owe, across all types of alcoholic products,” according to the association. The country plans to share more details closer to the launch date, “including details on how to access it.”
The trade group said the service will offer alcohol producers and traders a “single” location to secure approvals and pay duties. Suzanne Alecrim, a customs expert with the association, said the changes are “welcomed by industry and will bring about greater efficiencies for producers and warehouse keepers.”