Policy paper

Alcohol Duty: rates change

This tax information and impact note provides details on changes to alcohol duty rates.

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Details

This measure:measure increases the:

  • increases the Alcohol 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 rise
  • increases the cash 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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  1. The exchequer impact table has been updated.

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