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Duty Changes 2025
The new Alcohol Duty rates for the UK, effective from 1st February 2025, affect all wines delivered in the UK from bonded storage from this date. The new Duty - which varies according to percentage of alcohol (ABV) - replace all previous rates of Duty, including the transitionary rates introduced in August 2023*.
The new rates are as follows:
| ABV | Old Duty per 75cl | Duty from 1st Feb 2025 | Change |
| 8.50% | £1.81 | £1.88 | £0.07 |
| 9.00% | £1.92 | £1.99 | £0.07 |
| 9.50% | £2.03 | £2.10 | £0.07 |
| 10.00% | £2.13 | £2.21 | £0.08 |
| 10.50% | £2.24 | £2.32 | £0.08 |
| 11.00% | £2.35 | £2.43 | £0.08 |
| 11.50% | £2.67 | £2.54 | -£0.13 |
| 12.00% | £2.67 | £2.65 | -£0.02 |
| 12.50% | £2.67 | £2.76 | £0.09 |
| 13.00% | £2.67 | £2.88 | £0.21 |
| 13.50% | £2.67 | £2.99 | £0.32 |
| 14.00% | £2.67 | £3.10 | £0.43 |
| 14.50% | £2.67 | £3.21 | £0.54 |
| 15.00% | £3.20 | £3.32 | £0.12 |
| 15.50% | £3.31 | £3.43 | £0.12 |
| 16.00% | £3.42 | £3.54 | £0.12 |
| 16.50% | £3.52 | £3.65 | £0.13 |
| 17.00% | £3.63 | £3.76 | £0.13 |
| 17.50% | £3.74 | £3.87 | £0.13 |
| 18.00% | £3.84 | £3.98 | £0.14 |
| 18.50% | £3.95 | £4.09 | £0.14 |
| 19.00% | £4.06 | £4.20 | £0.14 |
| 19.50% | £4.16 | £4.32 | £0.16 |
| 20.00% | £4.27 | £4.43 | £0.16 |
| 20.50% | £4.38 | £4.54 | £0.16 |
| 21.00% | £4.48 | £4.65 | £0.17 |
| 21.50% | £4.59 | £4.76 | £0.17 |
| 22.00% | £4.70 | £4.87 | £0.17 |
In order to ensure that the correct rate of Duty has been charged on wines being released from Bond, we will start to apply the new rates slightly in advance of the changeover date, for new orders and delivery requests that will not be released until after the changeover date.
Please note - when ordering wines from our online store, the wine Duty applied at the time may be an approximation. The correct rate of Duty will be communicated with you prior to confirming the order with you and taking payment.
(*From the 1st of August 2023 a temporary easement was introduced, whereby the Alcohol Duty on wines within the ABV 11.5% - 14.5% band was fixed at £2.67 per single 750ml bottle, while wines with a lower or higher alcohol content were charged on a pro-rata basis.)
Here at GVWM we aim to advise on the best course of action for both our current and prospective clients.