Guidance

Historic rates for Air Passenger Duty

Check which Air Passenger Duty rates apply for years earlier than the current year.

From:
HM Revenue & Customs
Published
29 January 2018
Last updated
1 April 2025 鈥� See all updates

Air Passenger Duty rates for earlier years for flights starting from UK airports

Rates from 1 April 2024

Destination bands Reduced rate (for travel in the lowest class of travel available on the aircraft) Standard rate (for travel in any other class of travel) Higher rate (for travel in aircraft of 20 tonnes or more equipped to carry fewer than 19 passengers)
Domestic 拢7 拢14 拢78
Band A 拢13 拢26 拢78
Band B 拢88 拢194 拢581
Band C 拢92 拢202 拢607

Rates from 1 April 2023

Destination bands Reduced rate (for travel in the lowest class of travel available on the aircraft) Standard rate (for travel in any other class of travel) Higher rate (for travel in aircraft of 20 tonnes or more equipped to carry fewer than 19 passengers)
Domestic 拢6.50 拢13 拢78
Band A 拢13 拢26 拢78
Band B 拢87 拢191 拢574
Band C 拢91 拢200 拢601

Rates from 1 April 2022

Destination bands Reduced rate (for travel in the lowest class of travel available on the aircraft) Standard rate (for travel in any other class of travel) Higher rate (for travel in aircraft of 20 tonnes or more equipped to carry fewer than 19 passengers)
Band A 拢13 拢26 拢78
Band B 拢84 拢185 拢554

Rates from 1 April 2021

Destination bands Reduced rate (for travel in the lowest class of travel available on the aircraft) Standard rate (for travel in any other class of travel) Higher rate (for travel in aircraft of 20 tonnes or more equipped to carry fewer than 19 passengers)
Band A 拢13 拢26 拢78
Band B 拢82 拢180 拢541

Rates from 1 April 2020

Destination bands Reduced rate (for travel in the lowest class of travel available on the aircraft) Standard rate (for travel in any other class of travel) Higher rate (for travel in aircraft of 20 tonnes or more equipped to carry fewer than 19 passengers)
Band A 拢13 拢26 拢78
Band B 拢80 拢176 拢528

Rates from 1 April 2019

Destination bands Reduced rate (for travel in the lowest class of travel available on the aircraft) Standard rate (for travel in any other class of travel) Higher rate (for travel in aircraft of 20 tonnes or more equipped to carry fewer than 19 passengers)
Band A 拢13 拢26 拢78
Band B 拢78 拢172 拢515

Rates from 1 April 2018

Destination bands Reduced rate (for travel in the lowest class of travel available on the aircraft) Standard rate (for travel in any other class of travel) Higher rate (for travel in aircraft of 20 tonnes or more equipped to carry fewer than 19 passengers)
Band A 拢13 拢26 拢78
Band B 拢78 拢156 拢468

Rates from 1 April 2017

Destination bands Reduced rate (for travel in the lowest class of travel available on the aircraft) Standard rate (for travel in any other class of travel) Higher rate (for travel in aircraft of 20 tonnes or more equipped to carry fewer than 19 passengers)
Band A 拢13 拢26 拢78
Band B 拢75 拢150 拢450

From 1 April 2016

Destination bands and distance from London (miles) Reduced rate (for travel in the lowest class of travel available on the aircraft) Standard rate (for travel in any other class of travel) Higher rate (for travel in aircraft of 20 tonnes or more equipped to carry fewer than 19 passengers)
Band A (0 to 2,000 miles) 拢13 拢26 拢78
Band B (over 2,000 miles) 拢73 拢146 拢438

From 1 April 2015

Destination bands and distance from London (miles) Reduced rate (for travel in the lowest class of travel available on the aircraft) Standard rate (for travel in any other class of travel) Higher rate (for travel in aircraft of 20 tonnes or more equipped to carry fewer than 19 passengers)
Band A (0 to 2,000 miles) 拢13 拢26 拢78
Band B (over 2,000 miles) 拢71 拢142 拢426

Air Passenger Duty rates for flights originating in Northern Ireland

You do not pay duty on direct long-haul flights departing from airports in Northern Ireland. A flight is a 鈥榙irect long-haul flight鈥� when:

  • the passenger鈥檚 journey begins from an airport in Northern Ireland
  • the first part of the journey is to a destination not in the UK or in band A
  • that part of the journey is direct and does not connect elsewhere beforehand

You do not need to declare these flights. Instead you鈥檒l need to give the relevant information on a quarterly basis in a separate spreadsheet to the Central Assurance Team.

Contact the Central Assurance Team by email if you think this applies to you.

You鈥檒l still need to complete returns for domestic flights, band A flights and indirect flights to band B and C destinations.

Rates from 1 April 2024

Destination bands Rates (reduced, standard or higher) Direct Indirect
Domestic Reduced 拢7 拢7
Domestic Standard 拢14 拢14
Domestic Higher 拢78 拢78
Band A Reduced 拢13 拢13
Band A Standard 拢26 拢26
Band A Higher 拢78 拢78
Band B Reduced 拢0 拢88
Band B Standard 拢0 拢194
Band B Higher 拢0 拢581
Band C Reduced 拢0 拢92
Band C Standard 拢0 拢202
Band C Higher 拢0 拢607

Rates from 1 April 2023

Destination bands Rates (reduced, standard or higher) Direct Indirect
Domestic Reduced 拢6.60 拢6.50
Domestic Standard 拢13 拢13
Domestic Higher 拢78 拢78
Band A Reduced 拢13 拢13
Band A Standard 拢26 拢26
Band A Higher 拢78 拢78
Band B Reduced 拢0 拢87
Band B Standard 拢0 拢191
Band B Higher 拢0 拢574
Band C Reduced 拢0 拢91
Band C Standard 拢0 拢200
Band C Higher 拢0 拢601

Rates from 1 April 2022

Destination bands Rates (reduced, standard or higher) Direct Indirect
Band A Reduced 拢13 拢13
Band A Standard 拢26 拢26
Band A Higher 拢78 拢78
Band B Reduced 拢0 拢84
Band B Standard 拢0 拢185
Band B Higher 拢0 拢554
Band C Reduced 拢0 拢91
Band C Standard 拢0 拢200
Band C Higher 拢0 拢601

Rates from 1 April 2021

Destination bands Rates (reduced, standard or higher) Direct Indirect
Band A Reduced 拢13 拢13
Band A Standard 拢26 拢26
Band A Higher 拢78 拢78
Band B Reduced 拢0 拢82
Band B Standard 拢0 拢180
Band B Higher 拢0 拢541

Rates from 1 April 2020

Destination bands Rates (reduced, standard or higher) Direct Indirect
Band A Reduced 拢13 拢13
Band A Standard 拢26 拢26
Band A Higher 拢78 拢78
Band B Reduced 拢0 拢80
Band B Standard 拢0 拢176
Band B Higher 拢0 拢528

Rates from 1 April 2019

Destination bands Rates (reduced, standard or higher) Direct Indirect
Band A Reduced 拢13 拢13
Band A Standard 拢26 拢26
Band A Higher 拢78 拢78
Band B Reduced 拢0 拢78
Band B Standard 拢0 拢172
Band B Higher 拢0 拢515

Rates from 1 April 2018

Destination bands Rates (reduced, standard or higher) Direct Indirect
Band A Reduced 拢13 拢13
Band A Standard 拢26 拢26
Band A Higher 拢78 拢78
Band B Reduced 拢0 拢78
Band B Standard 拢0 拢156
Band B Higher 拢0 拢468

Rates from 1 April 2017

Destination bands and distance from London (miles) Rates (reduced, standard or higher) Direct Indirect
Band A (0 to 2,000 miles) Reduced 拢13 拢13
Band A (0 to 2,000 miles) Standard 拢26 拢26
Band A (0 to 2,000 miles) Higher 拢78 拢78
Band B (over 2,000 miles) Reduced 拢0 拢75
Band B (over 2,000 miles) Standard 拢0 拢150
Band B (over 2,000 miles) Higher 拢0 拢450

From 1 April 2016

Destination bands and distance from London (miles) Rates (reduced, standard or higher) Direct Indirect
Band A (0 to 2,000 miles) Reduced 拢13 拢13
Band A (0 to 2,000 miles) Standard 拢26 拢26
Band A (0 to 2,000 miles) Higher 拢78 拢78
Band B (over 2,000 miles) Reduced 拢0 拢73
Band B (over 2,000 miles) Standard 拢0 拢146
Band B (over 2,000 miles) Higher 拢0 拢438

From 1 April 2015

Destination bands and distance from London (miles) Rates (reduced, standard or higher) Direct Indirect
Band A (0 to 2,000 miles) Reduced 拢13 拢13
Band A (0 to 2,000 miles) Standard 拢26 拢26
Band A (0 to 2,000 miles) Higher 拢78 拢78
Band B (over 2,000 miles) Reduced 拢0 拢71
Band B (over 2,000 miles) Standard 拢0 拢142
Band B (over 2,000 miles) Higher 拢0 拢426

Updates to this page

Published 29 January 2018
Last updated 1 April 2025 show all updates

  1. Air Passenger Duty rates for 2024 added to the guidance.

  2. Air Passenger Duty rates for 2023 added to the guidance.

  3. Air Passenger Duty rates for 2022 added to the guidance.

  4. Air Passenger Duty rates for flights starting from UK airports from 1 April 2021 have been corrected.

  5. Air Passenger Duty rates for 2021 added to the guidance.

  6. Air Passenger Duty rates for 2020 added to the guidance.

  7. Air Passenger Duty rates for 2019 added to the guidance.

  8. Air Passenger Duty rates for 2019 added to the guidance.

  9. Air Passenger Duty rates for 2018 added to the guidance.

  10. We've added the 2017 air passenger duty rates to this guidance.

  11. First published.

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