Alcoholic Drinks and Tobacco: Smuggling
(asked on 13th May 2025) - View Source
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) calls and (b) online submissions have been made to HMRC fraud hotline in relation to (i) illegal tobacco and (ii) illegal alcohol in each of the last five years.
The tables below show the number of contacts received by HMRC Fraud Reporting Gateway in relation to Alcohol and Tobacco:
Alcohol:
Year | Online Submission | Telephone Submission | Total |
24/25 | 31,728 | 7,857 | 39,585 |
23/24 | 27,443 | 9,045 | 36,488 |
22/23 | 30,688 | 8,184 | 38,872 |
21/22 | 21,107 | 10,674 | 31,781 |
20/21 | 27,296 | 8,152 | 35,448 |
Tobacco:
Year | Online Submission | Telephone Submission | Total |
24/25 | 7,605 | 2,094 | 9,699 |
23/24 | 5,416 | 1,873 | 7,289 |
22/23 | 5,625 | 2,060 | 7,685 |
21/22 | 1,558 | 2,424 | 3,982 |
20/21 | 1,988 | 1,535 | 3,523 |