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Yes — you can add unlimited suppliers and check them against HMRC's register for free, forever. We charge for the infrastructure around the check: PDF verification records, 6-year record retention, automated scheduling, and email alerts. These are available on our Pro plan at £19.99/month or £199/year.

You can add unlimited suppliers, run manual AWRS checks anytime, and see results on your dashboard — all free, forever. Free check history is kept for 30 days. Our Pro plan adds PDF verification records, 6-year record retention vault, scheduled automated checks, email alerts, bulk CSV import, and audit-ready export.

Yes. Since April 2017, any UK business buying alcohol from a wholesaler must verify their supplier's AWRS registration and keep records of those checks as evidence of due diligence. HMRC can request these records at any time.

Buying from an unapproved wholesaler can result in fines of up to £10,000, criminal prosecution with up to 7 years imprisonment, seizure of your alcohol stock, and loss of your right to sell alcohol.

Small cider producers with no duty liability cannot register for AWRS — it is not that they do not need to, they are ineligible. AWRS registration requires paying excise duty. These producers should instead provide their APPA number (Alcoholic Products Producer Approval) as proof of their approved producer status — the NACM advises members to include this on all invoices. Ask for their 15-digit APPA ID and keep it on file alongside the AWRS check result. See our full guide for more detail: awrscheck.co.uk/blog/cider-producers-awrs-exemption

When you create a free account, you get 14 days of full Pro access — PDF downloads, scheduling, vault storage, everything. After 14 days, you keep your free account with unlimited manual checks. Upgrade to Pro anytime to unlock the full feature set again.

Pay £199 upfront for 12 months of full access — the same as getting 2 months free. It fits annual budget planning and works out at under £17/month. You can upgrade from monthly to annual at any time.

Every check generates a PDF verification record with cryptographic hashes and digital integrity signatures, meaning any alteration to a record is immediately detectable. Records are stored securely for 6 years in encrypted cloud storage — supporting your record-keeping for any HMRC audit.

Yes. No contracts, no lock-in. Your existing records remain accessible for the full 6-year retention period even after cancellation.

HMRC says 'regularly' without specifying a frequency. Most compliance advisors recommend at least quarterly. Our Pro plan lets you set daily, weekly, or monthly schedules per supplier.

Each time we verify a URN against HMRC's register — whether manual or scheduled — counts as one check. On the free plan, each check includes the live HMRC verification and 30-day history. On Pro, each check also generates a PDF verification record with 6-year record retention.

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