it.bev-cuvee.org · AS OF 2026-11-10
Italy
The business-to-business (B2B) hub for beverage alcohol: the trade rulebook for beverage alcohol, country by country, each section with its official sources.
As of 2026-11-10
Market status
Licensed. Alcohol production, storage and movements operate within the national excise authorisation framework.
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Who can trade
Import, wholesale and distribution: The consolidated excise law provides tax-warehouse and registered-operator arrangements. Authorisation depends on the excise status of the activity.
The precise current declaration requirements for each duty-paid wholesale and distribution activity, import permissions and local premises permissions: Not yet sourced.
Business-to-business (B2B) online sale: Not yet sourced.
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Customs and duty
Tariff headings: 2203 covers beer made from malt; 2204 covers wine of fresh grapes and certain grape must; 2206 covers other fermented beverages, including cider, and qualifying mixtures; 2208 covers spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages.
Import duty: The European Union common customs tariff applies. Detailed classification, origin, preferences and other tariff measures determine the duty. A four-digit heading alone does not establish the payable duty.
Excise: Beer duty uses volume and degrees Plato. Wine and other fermented beverages carry a zero rate. Intermediate products are taxed separately; spirits duty uses pure alcohol.
Territorial treatment and special-territory exclusions: Not yet sourced.
Sources
- https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32016R1872
- https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/customs/common-customs-tariff-cct/calculation-customs-duties_en
- https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/online-services/online-services-and-databases-customs/eu-customs-tariff-taric_en
- https://temi.camera.it/leg19/temi/19_tl18_accise.html
- https://www.adm.gov.it/portale/aliquote-accisa-nazionali
Labelling
Required language(s): National language requirement: Not yet sourced.
Mandatory alcohol warnings: National alcohol-health or pregnancy warning: Not yet sourced.
Alcohol strength: Beverages above 1.2% alcohol by volume declare their actual strength; wine follows sector-specific rules.
Allergens: Relevant allergens require declaration, using “contains” if there is no ingredient list. Sulphites above 10 milligrams per litre require declaration.
Origin: Wine requires provenance. Other foods require origin where omission misleads; stated origin may trigger primary-ingredient origin disclosure.
Wine particulars: Ingredient and nutrition declarations apply, subject to transition for wine produced before 8 December 2023. Electronic disclosure is conditional; allergens and energy remain on the physical label.
Ingredient-dependent warnings: Sweetener and aspartame statements apply where relevant.
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Age and sale limits
Legal purchase age: 18. Sale and supply to minors are prohibited.
Sale-hour and channel limits affecting wholesale or online fulfilment: Not yet sourced.
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Protected names
Protection framework: The European Commission maintains the legal registration database for protected food, wine and spirit names, alongside a register of protected traditional wine terms. Registration status and product specifications determine the applicable protection.
Verified examples: Rioja and Champagne are protected designations of origin for wine. These examples are not an exhaustive list.
Additional named spirit, beer and cider protections: Not yet sourced.
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GTIN authority
Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) member organisation: GS1 Italy.
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Not yet sourced
Detailed duty-paid wholesale and distribution declarations; import and local permissions; online trade; territorial treatment; national label language and health warnings; trade-hour and channel limits: Not yet sourced.
Additional named spirit, beer and cider protections: Not yet sourced.
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