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Updates: Wine guidance

2024

21 May 2024 published amendments

Wine Duty - Draught Relief Contents

WINW13010 - WINE13040 added to content page

Wine guidance

Removed note from title relating to transition of regime

16 May 2024 published amendments

Wine duty: contents

New pages added WINE05100 and WINE05110

Production process: what is wine and other fermented product?

Updated definition on other ferment product and added reference to The Finance (No. 2) Act 2023.

Security: Excise Payment Security System (EPSS)

Added Excise Notice Links, updated details of Notice 197

Security: revenue risk indicators

updated reference to CEMA

Legal entity: establishing the identity of a legal entity

updated reference to other fermented product.

Procedure: application

updated references to other fermented products.

Introduction: law and regulations

updated references to other fermented product.

Wine duty: rate of duty

Amended to explain rates based on alcohol by volume.

Spoilt wine: introduction and law

Added reference to ALDA covering spoilt wine relief at present.

Licensing: introduction

Added in a new paragraph on a wine producer's requirement to register for AWRS if selling duty paid alcohol to another business.

Introduction: background

Updated made wine to other fermented product

Production process: what is sparkling wine?

Deleted sparkling wine as this has been replaced by banding based on alcohol by volume.

Fortification and classification

Amended made wine to other fermented product.

Duty point and moving wine in duty suspension: duty point

Updated references to The Finance ( No. 2) Act 2023.

Wine duty: duty return and payment

Added reference to The Finance (No. 2 ) Act 2023.

Domestic consumption relief: provision

updated reference to Alcoholic Product (Excise Duty) Regulations 2023.

Removals from/receipts in wine premises: exportation of wine

Added details on Northern Ireland exports and CDS

General provisions: fraudulent evasion of duty

updated reference to CEMA.

General provisions: false declarations

Updated reference to CEMA

Offences, assessments and penalties: inaccurate returns

Updated ALDA reference.

Regulation offences: spoilt wine or made-wine

Changed reference to existing ALDA and added OFP.

Regulation offences: wine and made-wine regulations

Edited ALDA reference

Glossary A - C

update to ALDA definition.

Glossary D - L

Added OFPs

Glossary M - T

Updated definitions

12 April 2024 published amendments

Introduction: law and regulations

Added updated contact details , reference to Finance (No. 2) Act 2023 and to the Windsor Framework Agreement.

2022

10 November 2022 published amendments

Removals from/receipts in wine premises: exportation of wine

Section added for small producers in Northern Ireland

2018

14 December 2018 published amendments

Licensing: introduction

Added in a new paragraph on a wine producer's requirement to register for AWRS if selling duty paid alcohol to another business.