Form

Apply for a licence to produce wine or made-wine (WMW1)

If you intend to produce wine or made-wine for sale, or if you're a commercial grower, you should apply for a licence using form WMW1.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Published: 27 June 2016
• Last updated: 31 December 2020 — See all updates

Documents

Apply online (sign in using Government Gateway)

Ref: WMW1

https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/digital-forms/form/alcohol-duties--application-for-a-licence-as-a-wine-or-made-wine-producer-or-commercial-grower/draft/guide

Apply by post

Ref: WMW1

https://public-online.hmrc.gov.uk/lc/content/xfaforms/profiles/forms.html?contentRoot=repository:///Applications/Customs_B/1.0/BRWMW1&template=WMW1.xdp

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Details

You can either:

• use the online service
• fill in the form on-screen, print and post to HMRC

To use the online service, you need a Government Gateway user ID and password. If you do not have a user ID you can create one when you use the service.

If you use the online service, you’ll get a reference number that you can use to track the progress of your application.

Use form WMW1 to apply for a licence where you’re:

• intending to produce wine or made-wine for sale
• a commercial grower wishing to receive wine produced by a licensed producer for you, in duty suspense

Producers: what to include

You must submit a detailed site plan in addition to form WMW1 showing:

• the position and description of the rooms, vessels, plant or equipment you intend to use to produce wine or made-wine
• where you’re going to store the wine or made-wine

You can submit your detailed site plan by attaching it to the online form. The plan should be no more than 5MB in PDF or JPEG format.

Or you can submit your application and site plan by post to:

HMRC
Excise Processing Teams
BX9 1GL

Commercial growers: what to include

You only have to include a plan of where the wine is to be stored.

Before you start using the postal form

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You’ll need to fill in the form fully before you can print it. You cannot save a partly completed form so gather all your information together before you start to fill it in.

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Related guidance

Excise Notice 163: wine production
This notice is about the production, storage and accounting of duty on wine and made-wine by commercial wine producers.

Find a version of the form that was used before January 2021.

Published 27 June 2016
Last updated 31 December 2020 + show all updates

1. 31 December 2020

   This page has been updated because the Brexit transition period has ended.

2. 23 April 2019

   Form has been updated to advise that applications must be accompanied by a detailed plan of all the premises to be licensed and that a trading name must be provided if different to the name of wine/made-wine producer/commercial grower or lessee and that all directors and partners details must be shown.

3. 2 June 2017

   The online form service has been updated to include an attachment function.

4. 24 January 2017

   Postal address on the landing page has updated to reflect changes effective from December 2016.

5. 6 October 2016

   An online forms service is now available.

6. 27 June 2016

   First published.