EMCS News Archive

22 December 2011

Excise Movement and Control System (EMCS) - January 2012 revised Public Notice 197, 203A and 204A now published
Revised versions of Public Notices 197, 203A and 204A have been published. The revised versions come in to effect on 1 January 2012.

16 December 2011

Excise Movement and Control System (EMCS) – service availability 31 December 2011 to 2 January 2012
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) are upgrading the EMCS service and have agreed with traders that the most suitable period to do this is between 31 December 2011 and 2 January 2012.

EMCS online service demonstrator and beginners guide updated
The EMCS online service demonstrator and beginners guide have been updated to include a new section about creating alert messages.

12 December 2011

Excise Movement and Control System (EMCS) – get ready for January 2012 changes
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has published a reminder to traders about the next stage of EMCS which will be launched on 1 January 2012.

9 December 2011

Excise Movement and Control System (EMCS) - new HMRC fallback form published
New fallback form for use from 1 January 2012 when splitting movements of energy products.

1 December 2011

Excise Movement and Control System (EMCS) - information about the January 2012 changes
Revised information about the next stage of EMCS development scheduled for 1 January 2012 has now been published and replaces the previous details published on this site.

17 October 2011

Excise Movement and Control System (EMCS) - new learning package available
The European Commission has produced an EMCS learning package.

14 September 2011

Statutory Instrument: SI 2225 and Explanatory Memorandum (Opens new window)
The Excise Goods (Holding, Movement and Duty Point) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 have now been laid before Parliament and published on the Legislation.gov.uk website.

4 April 2011

Excise Movement and Control System (EMCS) - upgrade to exporting notification messages
An upgrade to EMCS will provide consignors with two new notification messages.

12 January 2011

Excise Movement and Control System (EMCS) - information for warehousekeepers
HM Revenue & Customs have published urgent information for all warehousekeepers who have registered and enrolled for EMCS.

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