HMRC policy meetings with tobacco stakeholders: July to September 2024
Published 21 October 2024
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1. HMRC officials’ meetings with tobacco stakeholders
From 1 July 2024 to 30 September 2024
1.1 Meetings with Tobacco Manufacturers/Importers and Trade Associations
| Date of meeting | HMRC officials | Organisation | Industry officials’ titles | Issues discussed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2024 | Tobacco Policy Officials | British American Tobacco | Managers | Track and Trace |
| 8 July 2024 | Service user researchers | British American Tobacco | Head of Corporate and Regulatory Affairs, Logistics Manager UK&I | Part of wider user research on design of potential IT services for a new vaping duty |
| 11 July 2024 | Service user researchers | British American Tobacco | Head of Corporate and Regulatory Affairs, Logistics Manager UK&I | Part of wider user research on design of potential IT services for a new vaping duty |
| 17 July 2024 | Service user researchers | Japan Tobacco International | Public Affairs Manager - Corporate Affairs, Customs & Excise Manager Global Tax | Part of wider user research on design of potential IT services for a new vaping duty |
| 14 August 2024 | Tobacco Policy Officials | McCrystal’s (Leicester) Ltd | Director of Operations | Track and Trace |
| 21 August 2024 | Tobacco Policy Officials | Imported Tobacco Products Advisory Council (ITPAC); Gawith Hoggarth, Tor Imports Limited; Barkers of Harrogate, Hunters & Frankau Limited, McCrystal’s (Leicester) Ltd, Ritmeester Cigars UK Limited, Bright Leaf Distribution Limited | Director General; Directors; Trade Managers | Track and Trace |
| 4 September 2024 | Tobacco Policy Officials | Tobacco Manufacturers Association (TMA), Imported Tobacco Products Advisory Council (ITPAC); Japan Tobacco International, Imperial Brands PLC, British American Tobacco, Phillip Morris Ltd, Chancellor Tobacco (UK) Ltd, Gawith Hoggarth | Director General; Trade Managers | Track and Trace |
| 6 September 2024 | Service user researchers | Gawith Hoggarth | Managing Director | Part of wider user research on design of potential IT services for a new vaping duty |
1.2 Meetings with other Tobacco Stakeholders
| Date of meeting | HMRC officials | Organisation | Industry officials’ titles | Issues discussed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 July 2024 | Tobacco Policy Officials | Major Retailers | Delivery Managers | Track and Trace |
| 13 August 2024 | Tobacco Policy Officials | Major Retailers | Delivery Managers | Track and Trace |
| 10 September 2024 | Tobacco Policy Officials | Major Retailers | Delivery Managers | Track and Trace |
| 20 September 2024 | Tobacco Policy Officials | Major Retailer | Delivery Managers | Track and Trace |