Excise Notice 85c: anti-forestalling restrictions — tobacco products

The notice has been updated with the annual anti-forestalling restrictions, ready for the Tobacco Duty rate rise in November 2022.

It is assumed that a rate rise will occur on 27 October 2021. Guidance on how to calculate your allocation has been updated.

The notice has been updated with the annual anti-forestalling restrictions, ready for the Tobacco Duty rate rise in November 2021.

This notice has been updated because the Brexit transition period is over.

The guide has been updated to align the anti-forestalling formula for calculating allocations with the dates of the duty rate change.

The percentages for how to calculate your allocation at section 3.3 have been updated.

The notice has been updated as HMRC are applying restrictions to cigarettes and hand-rolling tobacco. In previous years we have applied restrictions to cigarettes only.

The percentages for how to calculate your allocation at section 3.3 have been updated.

The notice has been updated at paragraph 2.2 to reflect the legislation changes for heated tobacco.

The notice has been changed to reflect the arrangements for the 2019 anti-forestalling period.

The notice has been changed to show correct Budget date and details of revised allocation calculations in paragraph 3.3.

This notice has been updated to show the correct number of days for average removals in paragraphs 3.13 and 5.5.

This notice has been changed to provide an assumed budget date in relation to the 2018 anti-forestalling restrictions and confirms changes to the formula on calculating your allocation.

Update to legislation and date changes throughout the notice.

New date added for the 2016 budget added to Paragraph 2.3.

This notice cancels and replaces Notice 85c December 2009. Details of any changes to the previous version can be found in paragraph 1.2 of this notice.

First published.