Use form C945 to request authority for the shipment of alcoholic, vaping and tobacco products for use as stores, free of duty, on a ship.
Request authority form (C945)
https://public-online.hmrc.gov.uk/lc/content/xfaforms/profiles/forms.html?contentRoot=repository:///Applications/IndirectTax/1.0/C945&template=C945.xdp
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Request the authority for the shipment of alcoholic, vaping and tobacco products for use as stores, free of duty, on a ship.
Email HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to ask for this form in Welsh (Cymraeg).
Information you’ll need
You’ll need the following details to hand to help you complete the form:
- voyage details including port, destination, approved wharf where stores are to be shipped and duration of voyage
- goods details including name of supplier, description of goods, type of goods, volume, quantity, excise warehouse ID, alcoholic products producer approval (APPA) reference (if applicable), invoice or other unique reference number
How to use the form
You will fill this form in online and you cannot save your progress. It is best to get all of your information together before you start.
Related forms and guidance
Loading of excise goods as aircraft, ship and train stores (Excise Notice 69a)
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