Pursuant to Section 139(6) of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (hereinafter the Act) and paragraph 1 of the Schedule 3 thereto, the Commissioners of Revenue & Customs hereby give notice that by virtue of the powers contained in the Customs and Excise acts certain goods namely:

340,380 Mixed brand cigarettes comprising of:

156,200 Rothmans Demi

70,000 Regal

39,600 Richmond Blue

20,000 Dunhill Blue

20,000 Dunhill Black

18,200 NZ Black

9,560 Kent Core

6,820 Winston Blue

Has been seized as liable to forfeiture by force of the following provisions:

Regulation 88 of the Excise Goods (Holding, Movement and Duty Point) Regulations 2010 Section 49 of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979

If you claim that the said goods are not liable to forfeiture you must within one month from the date of this notice of seizure give notice of your claim in writing in accordance with paragraphs 3 and 4 of Schedule 3 of the Act.

If you are outside the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man you must give the name and address of a solicitor in the United Kingdom who is authorised to accept services of process and act on your behalf.

If you do not give proper notice of claim within the said period of one month or if any requirement of the above mentioned paragraph 4 is not complied with the goods will be deemed to have been duly condemned as forfeited.

If you do give notice of claim in proper form, the Commissioners will take legal proceedings for the condemnation of the goods.

Please send any notice of appeal to the following address;

Solicitor’s Office and Legal Services

HM Revenue & Customs

5th Floor Cotton House

7 Cochrane Street

Glasgow

G1 1GY

David Webb

HM Revenue and Customs