Get access to the Alcohol Duty online service
Enrol for the Manage your Alcohol Duty online service if you鈥檙e an approved alcoholic products producer.
Use the Manage your Alcohol Duty online service to submit monthly Alcohol Duty returns and payments.
You must be an approved producer of alcoholic products to enrol. If you鈥檙e not already an approved producer, find out how to get approval from HMRC.
When you should enrol
As soon as you get your alcoholic products producer approval (APPA) ID, you should enrol onto the Manage your Alcohol Duty online service.
As an approved alcoholic products producer, you must submit monthly returns and payments using the service. You鈥檒l need to submit a nil return even if you have not produced any alcohol in a month.
What you鈥檒l need
You鈥檒l need your 15-digit 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.
How to find your APPA ID
If you were already approved to produce alcoholic products before 1 February 2025 we鈥檒l automatically migrate your separate registrations or licenses across to a single 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:聽[email protected].
This 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聽APPA听滨顿,听contact excise and gambling duties enquiries.
Enrol online
To enrol in this service you鈥檒l need an organisation Government Gateway user ID and password. You will not be able to use a personal Government Gateway user ID to enrol.
Issues enrolling
If you鈥檝e signed in to your business tax account and cannot enrol onto the Manage your Alcohol Duty service, use the link 鈥榠s this page not working properly?鈥� for support.
If you cannot access your business tax account, use the support links within Government Gateway for help.
After you鈥檝e enrolled
Once you鈥檙e enrolled in the service, you鈥檒l be able to:
Get more information
For more detailed information about enrolling in the Manage your Alcohol Duty online service, read section 5 of the聽alcoholic products technical guide.
Updates to this page
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The section 'Enrol online' has been updated to clarify that you'll need an organisation Government Gateway user ID and password to enrol in the service. You will not be able to use a personal Government Gateway user ID to enrol.
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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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