The BDA will principally deliver information at a detailed operational level suitable for the day-to-day needs of small and new businesses.

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We will respond to government consultations and seek to influence government policy. We will also raise matters on our own initiative.

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We will initiate seminars for members with HMRC to discuss policy and operational matters in our sector.

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We provide advice on all relevant compliance matters and will advise on industry best practice and training.

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Specific areas and topics covered by BDA membership

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• Spirits production (distillation)

• Rectifying (re-distillation of spirits) and compounding (communicating flavour to spirits);

• HMRC licenses, authorisations, approvals and registration (including ownership of goods in a third party warehouse under the Warehousekeepers and Owners of Warehoused Goods Regulations 1999 (“WOWGR”);

• Accounts and records and duty payment;

• Duty stamps;

• Financial securities;

• HMRC’s Due Diligence Condition and members’ policies to meet this Condition;

• Duty-suspended and duty-paid supply chains;

• Product integrity and compliance with classification rules, including the spirits verification schemes and (current) EU regulation 110/2008 concerning the definition, description, presentation and labelling of spirits drinks;

• Distance selling;

• The Alcohol Wholesalers Registration Scheme (AWRS)

• Health and safety

• Dispute resolution with HMRC, including prompt expert advice on:

  • the Alternative Dispute Resolution option;

  • formal reviews of decisions by HMRC and appeals to The Tax Tribunal, with licensed direct access to the Bar via the BDA co-ordinator, if required.

• Innovation in production methods and drinks development;

• Advice on training and arranging training programmes.

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