B&M Retail v HMRC

Cathya Djanogly

In B&M Retail v HMRC [2014] UKFTT 902 (16 September 2014) the FTT held that there can only be one excise duty point.

B&M Retail is a leading retailer of alcoholic beverages. It procures stocks of alcohol for retail sale from suppliers; under B&M’s terms of business the suppliers are required to warrant the sale of the alcohol as ‘excise duty paid’.

During a visit of B&M’s warehouse HMRC detained goods (later seizing them) under the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 s 139 on the ground that excise duty had not been paid on these goods.

The issue was whether there could be more than one release for consumption (under The Excise Goods (Holding Movement and Duty Point) Regulations 2010 reg 6). HMRC contended that the provisions reflected a continuous state of affairs whereas B&M argued that the provisions referred to a...

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In B&M Retail v HMRC [2014] UKFTT 902 (16 September 2014) the FTT held that there can only be one excise duty point.

During a visit of B&M’s warehouse HMRC detained goods (later seizing them) under the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 s 139 on the ground that excise duty had not been paid on these goods.

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