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UK APD Services
Service Specific to Operations Departing the United Kingdom
Every time you depart the United Kingdom via a private or charter flight, you’re required to file and pay an Air Passenger Duty (APD) tax for each passenger. The tax is applicable to each departure leg outbound from the UK.
Forgetting to file and pay, filing incorrectly or incompletely with the HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) could result in tax penalties, fines and costly delays.
Our Global Regulatory Services team and local experts in London facilitate thousands of departures per year from the UK and have the expertise, bandwidth and global resources to reduce your risk and alleviate your administrative APD burden.
Our UK APD service will streamline your next mission to the UK with APD reporting and scheduled payment processing. Our experts will also actively monitor all regulatory changes and manage all manual UK APD email requests on your behalf.
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Streamlined UK APD pre-filing and scheduled payment processing on your behalf
Active program monitoring
Access to Global Regulatory Services and local UK-based experts
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Our experts share insights into UK APD and how to make your missions more seamless with pre-set filing and payment options.
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Additional Resources
UK Air Passenger Duty (UK APD) – How it Applies to UK Business Aviation
The UK government extended the Air Passenger Duty (APD) to General Aviation (GA) on April 1, 2013. The good news is that 3rd-party providers, and the industry as a whole, have worked with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to find solutions and clarify the processes for operators.