Policy paper
Alcohol Duty: rates change
This tax information and impact note provides details on changes to alcohol duty rates.
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This measure:measure increases the:
increasestheAlcohol Duty rates by Retail Price Index (RPI) inflation across all alcoholic product categories — in addition, the simplified duty rates used for calculating duty on alcoholic products brought into Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) in excess of the travellers’ allowance will also riseincreasesthecash discounts provided to small producers which maintains the relative value of Small Producer Relief (SPR)
This measure will take effect from 1 February 2026.
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Published 26 November 2025
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