Alcohol Duty Rates
Alcohol type
Rate from 28/03/2011
Rate from 01/10/2011
Rate per litre of pure alcohol
Spirits
25.52
25.52
25.52
25.52
25.52
25.52
Spirits-based: Ready-to-drinks
Wine and made-wine: Exceeding 22% abv
Rate per hectolitre per cent of alcohol in the beer
Beer - General Beer Duty
18.57
18.57
Beer - High Strength: Exceeding 7.5%abv - in
addition to the General Beer Duty
Nil
4.64
Beer - Lower Strength: Exceeding 1.2% - not
exceeding 2.8% abv
Nil
9.29
Rate per hectolitre of product
Still cider and perry: Exceeding 1.2% - not
exceeding 7.5% abv.
35.87
35.87
Still cider and perry: Exceeding 7.5% - less than
8.5% abv.
53.84
53.84
Sparkling cider and perry: Exceeding 1.2% - not
exceeding 5.5% abv.
35.87
35.87
Sparkling cider and perry: Exceeding 5.5% - less
than 8.5% abv.
233.55
233.55
74.32
74.32
Wine and made-wine: Exceeding 4% - not
exceeding 5.5% abv.
102.21
102.21
Still wine and made-wine: Exceeding 5.5% - not
exceeding 15% abv.
241.23
241.23
Wine and made-wine: Exceeding 15% - not
exceeding 22% abv.
321.61
321.61
Sparkling wine and made-wine:
Exceeding 5.5% - less than 8.5% abv.
233.55
233.55
Sparkling wine and made-wine: 8.5% and above not exceeding 15% abv
308.99
308.99
Wine and made-wine: Exceeding 1.2% - not
exceeding 4% abv