Get access to the Alcohol Duty online service
Enrol for the Manage your Alcohol Duty online service if you’re an approved alcoholic products producer.
Get access to the Manage your Alcohol Duty online service to submit monthly Alcohol Duty returns and payments.
You must already be an approved producer of alcoholic products. Find out how to get approval from HMRC.
Before you start
You’ll need your 15-digit alcoholic products producer approval (APPA) ID. The APPA ID is made up of 5 letters and 10 numbers (for example, XMADP0123459789).
You will also need one of the following:
- your business postcode
- your Corporation Tax Unique Taxpayer Reference (UTR)
- your Self Assessment Unique Taxpayer Reference (UTR)
Get help to find your UTR number.
How to find your APPA ID
If you were already approved to produce alcoholic products before 1 February 2025 we’ll automatically migrate your separate registrations or licenses across to a single alcoholic products producer approval (APPA). Your APPA ID will be in the online service letter we sent you in February 2025 to confirm this.
If the online service letter has not arrived by 25 February 2025, contact us by email at: nru.alcohol@hmrc.gov.uk.
The email should include your:
- business name
- registered business address and postcode
- Unique Taxpayer Reference
If you applied for approval to produce alcoholic products after 1 February 2025, you can find your APPA ID in the approval letter that we sent to you.
If you do not have your APPA ID, contact excise and gambling duties enquiries.
Issues enrolling
If you’ve signed in to your business tax account and cannot enrol onto the Manage your Alcohol Duty service, use the link ‘is this page not working properly?’ for support.
If you cannot access your business tax account, contact excise and gambling duties enquiries.
Apply online
After you’ve enrolled
Once you’re enrolled in the service, you’ll be able to submit your Alcohol Duty return.
Get more information
For more detailed information, read the alcoholic products technical guide.
Updates to this page
Published 11 December 2024Last updated 4 February 2025 + show all updates
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The section 'Apply online' has been added.
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Information about how to find your alcoholic products producer approval (APPA) ID, and what to do if you have issues enrolling in the service has been updated.
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